Senate Committee Debates Bill Criminalizing Many Protesters
Sen. Mike Young’s (R-Indianapolis) legislation is aimed at the 2020 Black Lives Matters protests in Indianapolis.
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Legislation debated in a Senate committee Tuesday would turn almost anyone who participates in a protest that turns violent into criminals.
Sen. Mike Young’s (R-Indianapolis) legislation is aimed at last summer’s Black Lives Matters protests in Indianapolis.
Among the bill’s provisions is making violating curfew a Class B misdemeanor, which could be up to 180 days in jail. It also says that if anyone at a riot is killed, all of the rioters could be charged with felony murder. And if a protest turns violent, anyone at the protest can be charged with a Class B misdemeanor unless they immediately leave or alert police – whether or not they were involved in the violence.
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