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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Do people really think that's how this law is going to be applied?
Do people really think that cops will just show up at a protest, and if things get violent, they'll just not deal with the people flipping cars, and start grabbing guys that are wearing a mask standing on the sidelines and throw him in jail?
Do people really think that'll reslult in a conviction and 10 years?
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To all 3 questions my answer is I don't know. It's unlikely that cops will grab people hanging out on the edges with a rubber Harper mask on, and I doubt anyone will ever see 10 years, but this law makes that possible. The most likely way this is applied is through video surveillance after the fact, which means those people hanging out on the edges who say 'F this is not what we signed up for' and walk out of the crowd and pull their masks off are going to be the easiest to catch. I hope that the law isn't applied in this manner, and instead is used to hand out additional punishment to people identified engaging in criminal activity, but again, if those are the people it's for then why not use the existing legislation that does just that?