Comments on: N.Y. Considers Anti-Noose Legislation

State Senate Approves Bill Making It A Felony To Use Threatening Symbol

[papabc]

"" there are too many legislators going off half-cocked these days. ""

Most legislators are already half-cocked, Demo and Repub.

[papabc]

Stupid Law

They already go after people for hate and racial crimes. Doesn''t the noose fall under those.

The Government State of the Liberals will mother us where everything will be a crime they do not like. They will protect us to death with little or no room for personal freedoms.

Next: Outlaw Thought?

[jn122736]

Oh, goodied, more politically correct c/rap coming down the pike. How wonderful to know we are now advancing into the area of thought crimes. Great! Anything else these clowns would like us to be politically correct about?
Posted by mudrose at 09:02 AM : Oct 23, 2007
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I wish it WERE no more than political correctness!

This type of law against free speech and demonstration serve more to control people, period, than PC.
As a matter of fact America is fast becoming a total police state with %u201Cwe the people%u201D being controlled by those in power rather than the other way around.

It doesn%u2019t matter which party is in power. A republican AND a Democrat-led Assembly sponsored this bill.

Prosecuting people for making a SERIOUS, EMANATE, threat is certainly justifiable, but the prosecutor should have to prove that a specific threat was intended against a particular person or persons.

Stopping a revolution of ARMED citizens would be a formidable task for any domineering government.

People in power know this, and for all who vote for republicans, or any other party, strictly because of a stated stance on gun control, a word of warning:
Some/most in BOTH parties are using your intense feelings about guns, (just as they do with religion) to control you.

When the country reaches a certain point of police state the total disarming of ALL citizens (by their own government) , will be a simple matter indeed

[dogsoul]

Hysterical... when it comes to trying to nab terrorists who are plotting mass murder against us every day - liberals do everything & ANYthing to roadblock Bush''s surveilance efforts on constitutional grounds - whining & weeping about how Bush is destroying our country by spying on suspicious Arabs... uncovering our techniques - alerting the enemies - taking legal action etc...

But show a couple nooses & get a story written - and it''s to hell with freedom of speech, we need to enact laws against saying this sort of thing!!!

Amazing the thought process liberals go thru and where their priorities lie...

[oscarez]

"We won''t tolerate this," said Sen. Dean G. Skelos, a Long Island Republican who sponsored the measure that passed Monday in the Senate."

Republican, no need to say any more.

[oscarez]

"By the way I''''m a Jew so I want to make it illegal to have an oven. You can''''t draw an oven or use one tough. Grow up African Americans.
Posted by superchez1 at 10:22 AM : Oct 23, 2007"

Just wondering, how do you feel about swastikas painted on Synagogues?

[rudy654-2009]

Good! Sending people death threats should never be considered protected free speech. Good grief, how can anyone defend threatening someone with a noose as free speech?? I guess a few of you have such plans and now feel your rights are threatened? GOOOD!!!

[yankeerebel7]

A noose, like many other symbols, has multiple meanings. For instance, in the Old West it was a sign of justice and the law. It also may be a sign for suicide. People use it as a halloween decoration in their front yards.

This is stupid. We need to laugh at overly sensitive people, not bend over for them.

[hwy71so]

Has nothing to do with color. It has to do with passing unconstitutional legislation. We have these freedoms for good reasons and there are too many legislators going off half-cocked these days.

[hwy71so]

Simply put, this bill is unconstitutional.