Arizona Legislature House Speaker Announces No Plans To Reprimand Rioters

The Arizona Legislature’s House Speaker, J.D. Mesnard, has announced that he has no plans to consider Senate Bill 1142, which means that it is effectively dead. This bill would have allowed protesters to be charged with racketeering if a protest becomes violent. This bill was a response to accusations that some protesters have been paid to stir up violence and riots at protests throughout the nation. The bill was meant to crack down on the groups that may be organizing this violence but was perceived as a violation of the First Amendment right to peaceful protest. Opponents feared that it could have been used to target the organizers of protests who meant for things to stay peaceful, but their intentions were derailed by outside groups who were out to cause trouble.

Arizona Legislature House Speaker Announces No Plans To Reprimand Rioters

Rioting is already considered illegal, but the bill…

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