Illinois Dem lawmaker pushes bill to legalize attacks on police for people having mental health episode
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A bill being pushed by an Illinois lawmaker would legalize attacks on police officers by those appearing to be having a mental health episode.
Under the terms of the legislation, the bill would "[provide] that it is a defense to aggravated battery when the individual battered is a peace officer and the officer responded to an incident in which the officer interacted with a person whom a reasonable officer could believe was having a mental health episode and the person with whom the officer interacted has a documented mental illness and acted abruptly." Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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