It should be a felony to “annoy” a cop in New York, the state Senate has voted.
The New York State Senate passed a bill today that “creates the crime of aggravated harassment of a police or peace officer. The bill (S.2402),
sponsored by Senator Joe Griffo (R-C-I, Rome) would make it a felony to
harass, annoy, or threaten a police officer while on duty. ”
A
woman is arrested at a protest against the shooting of Kimani Gray,
March 13, 2013 in the East Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough
of New York City. Gray, 16, was shot and killed by police on March 9,
provoking protests and unrest in the neighborhood. (Credit: Getty
Images)
More from Griffo:
“Police officers who risk their lives every day in our cities and on our highways deserve every possible protection, and those who treat them with disrespect, harass them and create situations that can lead to injuries deserve to pay a price for their actions.”The bill establishes this crime as a Class E Felony, punishable by up to four years in prison.“At a time when shocking incidents of disrespect and outright confrontation are at an all-time high, the men and women who patrol the streets of our cities deserve every possible protection we can offer them,” Senator Griffo stated. “My bill would make it a crime to take any type of physical action to try to intimidate a police officer. This is a necessary action because we can see from the rise in incidents that too many people in our society have lost the respect they need to have for a police officer. We need to make it very clear that when a police officer is performing his duty, every citizen needs to comply and that refusal to comply carries a penalty.”
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