Oklahoma drivers now have immunity from hitting rioters in streets under new law – IOTW Report

Oklahoma drivers now have immunity from hitting rioters in streets under new law

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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed legislation Wednesday that will protect drivers who injure or kill demonstrators while attempting to escape a riot, in addition to increasing penalties for individuals who intentionally block roadways.

“We are sending a message today in Oklahoma that rioters who threaten law abiding citizens’ safety will not be tolerated. I remain unequivocally committed to protecting every Oklahoman’s First Amendment right to peacefully protest as well as their right to feel safe in their community,” Stitt said, according to CNN.

Introduced by Republican state Rep. Kevin West, H.B. 1674 makes willfully blocking traffic a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. Motorists will also be protected from criminal or civil charges if they hit a rioter while attempting to escape, and that rioter is injured or killed.

The bill passed the Oklahoma House last month by a vote of 79-18 and passed the Senate 38-10 on April 14. more

19 Comments on Oklahoma drivers now have immunity from hitting rioters in streets under new law

  1. Anything can be challenged, but there is no question that this sends a message!
    “Don’t fcuk with anything that weighs a few tons more than you do!”
    Nature abhors stupidity.
    Now the law recognizes that!

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  2. Garth Brooks won’t like this!

    He digs in Pelosi’s ass worse than any Ho-Wood celeb.
    Watch his acceptance speech at the 2020 Gershwin Award.

    Can’t watch him any more & now they are promoting his talent-less daughter.

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  3. This is just common sense.

    When I have told lefties go play in the street it was meant to be taken literally. Unfortunately the powers that be have screwed that up. Oklahoma seems to get it though.

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  4. …all legal protections immediately and retroactively voided if a protected class is hit, we’re not a nation of laws any more so don’t count in it meaning anything with rioters at the courthouse door…

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  5. $5000.00 fine X thousands of “protesters” sounds good.
    But first they have to be arrested, prosecuted and found guilty. And the fines may prove difficult to collect.

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  6. …it’s legal to defend yourself with a gun too, right up until you pull the trigger, then YOU have to prove you’re NOT guilty after you’re taken into custody, your guns publicly removed, and the media gleefully reports everything te police seized right down to the number of rounds to a vacuous public that doesn’t know you have to practice, and your family has to go into hiding because the media doxxed them and the rioters showed up knowing that you’re in jail and the cops have your guns…

    …again, “Legal” means nothing in a nation with a fraudulent president, a Communist leadership, and a judiciary that does what it’s told.

    Best to avoid cities like the plauge whenever possible. Plus who wants to pick rioter hair out of their grille and wash rioter blood off their hood, plus a LOT of them are pretty fat and will mess your car up and break your windshield, and State Farm or whoever will tell you they don’t pay off in civil unrest so it comes out of your pocket to fix…

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  7. I have been considering moving out of Colorado because the Californians fleeing their hell hole came here and messed up my state. Oklahoma just moved up on my list of places to move

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