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03/27/2008: "Plan to criminalize noose makes headway"

Displaying nooses in public places and work sites would become a hate crime under legislation approved unanimously Monday by the Judiciary Committee.

Lawmakers fell short, however, of an outright ban on displays -- on private property, in particular -- because of constitutional rights to free speech, allowing private-property owners to proclaim their biases.

The proposal was provoked by a series of recent incidents throughout the state, including in the Bridgeport Police Department, where nooses have been displayed where minorities would be sure to see it.

[ Banning symbols and ignoring dissent might make the problem go away. Oh, really? Has ignoring reality ever worked? ]

http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_8686291