[ID: a series of tweets.
from Lirael Lowenstein -
1: âUnmasking Antifa Act introduced to house of congress. You could get a maximum of 15 years in prison just for wearing a mask at a protest.
2: Notably, there is not even evidence that said bill is intended to be applied neutrally. If you follow the link, its authors refer to it as the âUnmasking Antifa Act of 2018.â (link here.)
3: So under this bill, if you âintimidateâ or âoppressâ (talk about vague terms) a nazi organizer at a rally, while wearing anything that could be construed as a disguise or mask, it would be a federal crime for which you could get up to 15 years in prison.
from Heather -
1: If any journalist who covers protests thinks this wouldnât affect them personally because theyâve never assaulted anyone, Iâd like to introduce you to the Ferguson police who dumped me out of my wheelchair & charged me for âassault on an officerâ for filming on a public sidewalk.
2: If any journalist thinks this wouldnât affect them personally because they donât engage in vandalism, Iâd like to introduce you to the St Louis police who kettle random groups of protesters, journalists, & bystanders three hours after minor vandalism several blocks away.
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more sources, all dated today; july 10th, 2018: xx, xx, xx
so what? why should i care about this?
the bill is vague, for one thing. âintimidateâ and âoppressâ are very unclear descriptors, meaning people could be put in jail for upwards of 15 years just for being at a protest wearing a mask.
as @sylviahook pointed out (and thank you for saying this in your own reblog): this also affects disabled people who need to wear filtration masks in public for any reason
(environmental allergens including pollen and artificial scents, asthma due to pollution, compromised immunity, etc.).
he was the attorney who was on Eric Garnerâs murder case.
eric garner was a black man who was killed by a police officer in a choke hold. his last words were âi canât breathe,â which became a tagline for a series of protests. (source 1, source 2)
he is currently sponsoring the unmasking antifa act. (source 1, source 2)
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