Tennessee puts violent protesters on notice with new law that significantly increases criminal punishments

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Brilliant. Democrats support the violence and crime and leftism supremacism. The Republicans are working to restore law and order and equality for all under the law. Who are you going to vote for? Where would you choose to raise your children? A democrat hellhole or a civilized society?

Tennessee puts violent protesters on notice with new law that significantly increases criminal punishments

Violent protests will not be tolerated

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>By: The Blaze, August 23, 3030:

Violent protests in Portland, Seattle, and Chicago have made headlines for months. In those Democrat-controlled cities, far-left protesters riot, loot, and cause widespread destruction that costs the city and businesses millions of dollars.

Last week, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) quietly took action to prevent similar chaos from happening in The Volunteer State.

What are the details?

During a special session convened by the governor, the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed HB8005, a bill that significantly increases the criminal punishment for violent and disruptive protests.

From the Associated Press:

Most notably, the new law now states that those who illegally camp on state property would now face a Class E felony, punishable by up to six years in prison, rather than a misdemeanor. Felony convictions in Tennessee result in the revocation of an individual’s right to vote.

The bill also imposes a mandatory minimum 45-day hold if convicted of aggravated rioting; enhances the fine for obstructing emergency vehicles from accessing highways; requires a court to order restitution for damaging state property; and creates a Class C felony offense for aggravated assault against a first responder — which carries a $15,000 fine and mandatory minimum 90-day prison sentence.

Lee signed the bill into law on Thursday without a press conference, the AP noted.

The bill, introduced by state Rep. William Lamberth (R), became necessary after months of protests at the state capitol, which the bill said “have resulted in vandalism and defacement of property, overnight camping on public property in violation of state law, and other risks to public safety,” WZTV-TV reported.

Indeed, after signing the bill, Lee confirmed the bill was a response to violent protests earlier in the summer.

“I think what we saw was a courthouse on fire and businesses being broken into and vehicles being damaged. We saw lawlessness that needed to be addressed immediately. And that was done so,” he said, the AP reported.

What was the response?

Because the bill increases the criminal punishment of some crimes to felony status, the ACLU denounced the bill, suggesting that it could infringe on voting rights.

“We are very disappointed in Governor Lee’s decision to sign this bill, which chills free speech, undermines criminal justice reform and fails to address the very issues of racial justice and police violence raised by the protesters who are being targeted,” ACLU of Tennessee Executive Director Hedy Weinberg said.

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R
R
3 years ago

Sad to see a fellow Jew stand in the way of proper legislation. Nothing wrong with civil rights. Its the civil wrongs that I have a problem with. How anti Isreal/Jewish these leftists are.

Liberalism_IS_UNGODLY
Liberalism_IS_UNGODLY
3 years ago
Reply to  R

That is because THEY DO NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND GOD. Just because they are Jewish does not make them Israelites.

TRUE JEWS ACTUALLY HONOR GOD, THE LAW AND ORDER GOD, NOT THE CIVIL RIGHTS GOD OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY. And while I understand we must have Civil Rights, those rights have been given over to Satan and his followers and used against good people in America.

TRUMP/PENCE 2020 AND BEYOND!

oceanfloor1
oceanfloor1
3 years ago

You could have all “unbelievers”, even those of us who are Trump supporters, put under death notice like the slaves of Allah do. Would that make you feel better? Because that seems to be all that matters to religious ranters such as yourself. Why not put a bit of that energy into talking that omnipotent god of yours to assure a bit more of that “Law and Order” we keep hearing from you about?

Dave Jensen
Dave Jensen
3 years ago

Donald Trump is not G-d but he is a god.

Laddyboy
Laddyboy
3 years ago
Reply to  Dave Jensen

@DJ; I agree till your last word. President Trump is NOT God nor is he “a god”. President D. J. Trump is an imperfect man who is TRYING to bring America BACK from the brink of a BLACK-HOLE( socialism/communism ) which the DemocRATs are trying force Americans into.
I say God Bless him and all that are working with him for TRYING to help Americans.

WangDangDoodlinAllDayLong
WangDangDoodlinAllDayLong
3 years ago

They should’ve been handed right over to an awaiting
good ol’ fashioned Tennessee firing squad
on the spot….

* TrumPence | 2020 *
***** MAGA 2.0 *****

william couch
william couch
3 years ago

!!RIGHT EFFFFFING ON!!!

santashandler
santashandler
3 years ago

Tennessee, just got placed on my list of states to move to and live in.

eimheerinIL
eimheerinIL
3 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

If you have or will have school age kids, you might want to avoid Rutherford County. There’s a story on Gateway Pundit about them forcing parents to sign a waiver agreeing to not monitor their kids remote learning. Think we’ll see more attempts like this, as they don’t want their indoctrination exposed.

Bill
Bill
3 years ago
Reply to  eimheerinIL

I see a lawsuit over that.
Another story recently about a teacher on a computer class thing that has a camera for each computer, and the teacher saw a BB gun in the background of a kid’s room, notified the principle,who then called the cops to the kid’s house. There’s another lawsuit, right there.

Dave Jensen
Dave Jensen
3 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

Uncle Tony moved there from NYC. I love his accent and he is pretty darn sharp too.

anonQ
anonQ
3 years ago

The ACLU is just one of the entities that weaken America and make this kind of lawlessness possible. They are totally liberal and vote dem.

Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar
3 years ago
Reply to  anonQ

India has new law . All destroyed property cost to be recovered from rioters or be Jailed till they do.

India has seen riots every year mostly started by Muslims instigated by their Leftists or Imams in mosques to go attack hindus..

In America now its Antifa (Left and muslims) and BLM (run by black muslims)

Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar
3 years ago
Reply to  anonQ

India has new law . All destroyed property cost to be recovered from rioters or be Jailed till they do.

India has seen riots every year mostly started by Muslims instigated by their Leftists or Imams in mosques to go attack hindus..

In America now its Antifa (Left and muslims) and BLM (run by black muslims)

Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar
3 years ago
Reply to  anonQ

UN Supports Jihadi Invasion and Islamic Takeover of Non-Muslim Lands

And rejects Trump’s choice For daring to speak the Truth About it to head UN’s International Organization for Migration http://offtrade.net/cnmnews/un-supports-jihadi-invasion/

why fund them ?

knightsstrength
knightsstrength
3 years ago
Reply to  Amit Kumar

Lucis Trust has Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and World Goodwill
https://www.lucistrust.org/about_us/support_un

Alice Lucis Trust
https://www.lucistrust.org/blog_wgun

DEPLORABLE ME
DEPLORABLE ME
3 years ago
Reply to  Amit Kumar

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Don39
Don39
3 years ago
Reply to  DEPLORABLE ME

And get the UN the hell out of America!

Liberalism_IS_UNGODLY
Liberalism_IS_UNGODLY
3 years ago

Ohio will do the same shortly as we have DeWine (R).

stephen5970
stephen5970
3 years ago

It was only a few weeks ago that my cousin in Tennessee was telling me that all the violence in Chicago and Portland was exaggeration by the Right. All peaceful in her gated community of Tennessee.

Yea. Right. Maybe now she will wake up. Oh wait, this might not be a serious story by the Media Cartel.

VMS
VMS
3 years ago

It’s easy. Don’t riot or loot and you won’t lose your liberty or your voting rights.

Millionmileman
Millionmileman
3 years ago

Tonight in Kenosha the National Guard has been activated, together with a curfew. Tomorrow I will report on the extensive damage! Look at the usual bobble-heads.

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/curfew-issued-for-monday-evening-in-kenosha-goes-into-effect-at-8-p-m

patd
patd
3 years ago

Why increase sentencing limits if the courts don’t do anything to the criminals.

Lunch_Money
Lunch_Money
3 years ago

What? ‘the ACLU denounced the bill, suggesting that it could infringe on voting rights’ ,,,got to be f/////king kidding

Mohammed_Goldberg
Mohammed_Goldberg
3 years ago

Passing a law and enforcing the law are two different things.

Jesse W. Brogan
Jesse W. Brogan
3 years ago

Democrats should be for this law; it will reduce the number of right-wing extremists rioters who will be able to vote.

Dan Roley
Dan Roley
3 years ago

1st __ of All Issues developing Nationally is the Blatant Lesbian Leadership of the Entire BLM and Antifa Troops.
L E S B I A N S.
Tennesse_ esp Nashville areas are The Lesbian Top Choice of Where To Live.
We are not fooled here.
These Dykes are gonna burn and plunder to FEED their Armies _ you Know it’s gonna happen Elsewhere.
Go to Hell.
Tennessee.
Go to HELL.We will Take Revenge. ????

CNN sucks!
CNN sucks!
3 years ago
Reply to  Dan Roley

& Transgenders. Herr Whitmer, Herr Lightfoot, etc.

turkeychoker
turkeychoker
3 years ago

as communist`s gain power,they will demand the release of “political prisoners”. Be best just to shoot them. Communist`s are rioting anyway. But no, we`re civilized.This civilized nation of ours is being allowed,to slide into ruin, by our stupid representatives. ‘Stupid’ is the nicest word I can use to describe them. Fat, lazy,well dressed,well paid, mealy mouthed weasels of our US Congress.

Laddyboy
Laddyboy
3 years ago

To the “ap”, The Domestic TERRORISTS are NOT being “targeted”. They are BEGINNING to be treated with the “rspct” they earn.
FYI — A PROTESTER has the RIGHT to “AHHHEEEMM” — PEACEFULLY PROTEST, according to the American Constitutional SUPREME LAW of the LAND.
However, once a “protester” ASSAULTS another individual OR destroys property that does NOT BELONG to the ‘protester’ —- at that time becomes a DOMESTIC TERRORIST.

knightsstrength
knightsstrength
3 years ago

Proverbs 13:24 – He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Jeanne Ballard
Jeanne Ballard
3 years ago

American Civil Liberties Union is a JOKE

idahobob
idahobob
3 years ago

That’s great! Now we will see how well it is enforced.

Millionmileman
Millionmileman
3 years ago

As I posted further down yesterday after they announced a curfew with a Nation Guard presence. Here is the overnight damage report! Scores of cars in the afternoon headed to Kenosha, on I-94 with their plates covered. If this terrorism is not halted by the authorities then soon decent, law abiding Americans will take care of this terrorism with perseverance, purpose and indefaticability!

VIDEO
https://www.cbs58.com/news/fires-chaos-erupts-in-kenosha-in-second-night-following-jacob-blake-shooting

Millionmileman
Millionmileman
3 years ago
Reply to  Millionmileman
Don39
Don39
3 years ago

We need a hefty reward program for those who ID and turn in these violent criminals destroying the property of the government and of other people! And a heftier program for those who take them out!

Edwin
Edwin
3 years ago

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Cauc-Asian Patriot
Cauc-Asian Patriot
3 years ago

OF COURSE THE democ-RATS ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT BARRICADE LOOT MAYHEM AKA BLACK LIVES MATTER SUPPORTING DIMS WILL LOSE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AS THAT IS WHAT THEY HOPE TO DO TO US THROUGH STEALTH ON VOTE BY MAIL WITH THE HELP OF THEIR FRIENDLY USP WORKERS UNION! SUPER SUMMER RIGHTISTS!

Great-grandma Dorothy
Great-grandma Dorothy
3 years ago

Laws (before dems weakened them for criminals) were made for everyone, not just some. If We the People can abide by them, respect the law, and live by them, then most definitely anyone that is not a citizen should (must be) bound by those same laws or put out of this country.

Sanctuary counties, cities, and or states go against the law of the land. They should not collect any federal government funds or be bailed out! They made their choice to go against our laws and deserve nothing at all.

Not one set of laws for us and another for them.

The only way states (honest ones at least) will get these rioters stopped is to stand strong for law and order. The same law for all. Jail sentencing for criminals and please; restitution paid by any that destroy or causes any destruction to another’s property. Then and only then will we get our country back.

I ‘can’ feel sorry for those that “don’t have.” But I only ‘respect’ those that applied hard work to get where they are.

No one, regardless of color, has any right to demand or take what another has spent a lifetime working for, while these people set on their backside, collected government checks, and never have enough pride to give a hard days work for a wage. I see these blacks and whites who don’t have the education for better jobs, that collect the recyclables and the trash – and I respect them! They are doing their best and they are trying to take a step up, supporting themselves. They have earned respect! Now that’s the way most of us got anything out of life. But now some lazy, lowlifes demand we turn over a lifetime of our hard work to them because they have been raised to think everyone else owes them? Owes them for what? …

Millie Tyler
Millie Tyler
3 years ago

You know you’ve done a good job when the ACLU comes out against you. These insurrectionist thugs are trying to destroy the US and all the ACLU can say is that they’re concerned that the insurrectionist thugs wouldn’t be able to vote if convicted. Right there’s Leftist logic for ya.

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