Committee Advances Bill Making False 9-1-1 Calls & Police Reports Intended to Intimidate Others on Basis of Race a Crime (NJ)

(TRENTON) – In response to ongoing examples of people making false accusations against black Americans in an effort to threaten them, four Assembly Democrats sponsor a bill that would make it a crime to call 9-1-1, file a police report or incriminate someone under false pretenses in order to intimidate them on the basis of race or any other protected class. The Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee unanimously advanced the legislation Monday…READ MORE