Jackson Jambalaya

Its not about the punishment... its about making a statement opposing BLACK Lives Matter

Political version of Newton's Third. Thank Obama.

Conservatives are fond of saying ALL lives matter. Why are we pushing this? We are supposed to be against hate crimes of any form. A crime is a crime, and all lives should be treated with the same respect. This is nothing more than political pandering. End of story.

I am surprised we do not already have such a law. Really thought that assaulting a law officer was more stringent punishment than normal assault. Maybe I have it mixed up. Help!

Perhaps the thinking is that an assault on law enforcement is an assault on a whole group charged to keep public safe. Perhaps. The whole fault with the hate crime thought process is it punishes thought rather than amount of bleeding or death caused. I'm one of those who 'has a black friend.' We're near identical in demographics except color. If someone beats her to death and calls her the N-word they'll get one penalty. If someone beats me to death as they call me a fat bitch they'll get another penalty. Figger it out. I can't. But, enhanced penalties for attacking law officers, considering we already measure 'hate crimes,' I'll agree I guess.

I support this 100%! As a 15 years of being an EMT, let me tell you now; the public rarely hears about what kind of crap goes on at emergency scenes anymore. I've had several co-workers assaulted while just trying to do their jobs. In some places, there simply isn't any respect for first responders while they are working. This includes throwing punches, spitting (saliva & blood), etc... It happens much more frequently than one may think.

2013 Mississippi Code
Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 19 - JUDGMENT, SENTENCE, AND EXECUTION
ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST ELDERLY PERSONS

§ 99-19-351 - Penalties subject to enhancement
§ 99-19-353 - Notice of enhancement
§ 99-19-355 - Sentencing proceedings; required findings for enhanced penalty
§ 99-19-357 - Amount penalty may be enhanced


So, no one bitched about this, but you'll bitch about cops, firefighters and EMS workers after Dallas and Baton Rouge???? You didn't bitch about enhanced penalties for violent crimes against judges and prosecutors. But the street cop? I get it. You're a Social Justice Warrior.

Calling any crime a hate crime is something politicians thought up to get a few votes. A crime is a crime no matter who is the criminal or who is the victim. We have turned into a nation of cry babies. Everyone wants laws that are specially for them. If they don't get it they will cry until some politician thinks he might get a few more votes by going along with them.

If we were not so soft on crime we would not need these special names for special crimes on special people. Grow up. Grow a pair.

If a person is an electrician they should know they may get shocked a few times. If a person is a welder they should know they may get burned a few times. If they are a truck driver they may have a wreck.

Every job comes with risks. If the risks of your job are too much for you it might be wise to find another job.

What about when an overzealous rogue cop shoots and kills a family's prt dog in their own back yard or garage? To me the pet should get the same degree of protection.

present laws:

simple assault on a LEO - felony max 5 years

simple assault - misdemeanor 6 months max

aggravated assault on a LEO - felony max 30 years

aggravated assault - felony max 20 years

"hate crime" really doesn't make a lot of sense. just amend the assault statutes and increase the penalties...

It would be nice if the legislators decided to study the real issues facing citizens and Mississippi and take steps to write bills that actually address those issues. But I guess that would take thought. I assume it's easier to get ideas from Fox News. It wont move our state forward, but it will cater to the citizens who dont know how to think for themselves. And the studies showing Mississippi is 49th or 50th in every single category, wont matter to us. Just the fact that we are good conservative state with Republic leadership will make us proud.

Pandering. The penalties for harming an officer are already enhanced. Instead of enhancing the enhancements, they attached it to the hate crimes section because that gets people aroused.

@ 2:35 Remember you said that next time you need help.

2:35. An electrician gets "shocked", it's an accident. Trucker has a wreck, it's an accident. Cop gets killed it's an intentional murder. I'm sure hope you understand the difference.

What a crock. A cops life isn't more valuable than mine, my kids, or anyone elses.

I hate to say it but in this case I agree with Pitt. A life is a life. Their job of the person who gets killed shouldn't matter. Personally I think my life is very valuable. Others may not agree.

"Does Granny's life matter?"
Of course it does. Obviously just less...

Why not a bill to protect the lives of all workers who come in contact with the public - teachers, service people, retail and restaurant employees, etc. This is nothing but pandering.

4:51 --

You think someone will fake an emergency to get you to come running, then blow your brains out?

After Dallas and Baton Rouge, pound sand, you cop-hating freak.

Agg assault on a cop out to carry a 50 year minimum sentence. It's an assault on society.

How about enforcing the laws we already have before we start making new ones?

All laws are passed 'to make a statement'. Name one that wasn't.

Writing themselves into a bunch of lawsuits.

Also I would like to see how many good ol' boys get felony charges after a night at Shuckers and cursing out the police.

government has a legitimate interest in seeking to deter persons from intentionally harming LEOs, firefighters and other officers mentioned in our statute. its the same interest in having them trained to be armed and the authority to use the firearms when necessary to protect the public.

so I have no problem with it being an enhanced punishment, but as a prosecutor, I wouldn't want to have to prove the intent element of a hate crime. in fact, if this passes, I doubt DAs use it very much. they don't use the other hate crime categories very often either.

6:19, I don't hate cops, I hate people with poor reasoning skills. Do you think people who kill cops will give a second thought about the length of the sentence? Cop killers usually end up dead, making the sentence irrelevant.

If you want to honor cops and believe their lives are more important than most, how about you advocate for a tax increase to go directly to cop salaries? Honor them with something tangible. And by paying more, you'll get the side benefit of having more people WANTING to be cops. You'll end up with a smarter, better police force. Give up your cable tv, or your college football tickets, to pay for something valuable.

Yeah, I didn't think so... Continue focusing on wasted laws that do nothing.

If I had a dollar for every client of mine who head-butted a cop's knuckles, scraping the ever-living hell out of those knuckles, I'd never have to practice law again.

Cop smells marijuana in your car to get the free search. Then he punches you when you won't consent to an arrest and breaks open a cut on his knuckle. That's a five-year max for the newly-minted felon. Of course, when your lawyer asks for the dash cam recording, that dang dash cam just wasn't working that day. . . .

All lives matter. EXACTLY the same.