Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA group protesters who gathered on Tuesday to urge Columbia University to divest from Israel said a man intentionally drove his car into their group, hospitalizing one person.A group of about 25 protesters picketed outside of the home one of the university’s Board of Trustees in the Upper East Side on Tuesday morning, according to USA Today. Police told the outlet that an argument broke out between protesters and a driver, and that as the protesters attempted to leave t
My state has tried multiple times to make it legal to run over protestors. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/us/tennessee-anti-protest-bill-felony-trnd/index.html
If it makes you feel any better, your state is not the only one that has tried:
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/republicans-in-15-states-look-to-hit-and-kill-laws-to-defend-those-who-drive-into-protest-crowds
A few have even succeeded:
https://slate.com/business/2021/04/drivers-hit-protesters-laws-florida-oklahoma-republicans.html
I don’t know if those statutes have been tested in court yet.
Thank you. I was not aware. It does not make me feel better. Depressing stuff.
Yeah, that’s just the state of the world. Sorry :(