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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAttacking a worker who's enforcing mask rules is now aggravated battery in Illinois
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/assaulting-a-worker-enforcing-mask-mandate-is-now-aggravated-battery-in-illinois/507-1405a4de-cdd4-43e7-b0ee-37bb13d8ecfdThe Illinois governor explained these workers are serving at the forefront of public health mitigation efforts in encouraging social distancing and face masks.
Author: TEGNA
Published: 1:59 PM CDT August 10, 2020
Updated: 1:59 PM CDT August 10, 2020
Anyone who assaults a worker who is enforcing a mask order or social distancing guidelines can now be charged with aggravated battery in Illinois.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure into law on Friday and it went into effect immediately.
"This provision sends the message that its vitally important for workers to be both respected and protected while serving on the front lines," the governor's office said in a statement.
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Ohiogal
(32,057 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Should be a federal law, imho. But that would require leadership.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,634 posts)sop
(10,243 posts)And not wearing a mask in public should be a finable offense; $100 for every offense seems about right.
And fine should double with each subsequent violation!
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)lawful policies. Guess you gotta spell it out to the rubes.
Glad this is in place & effective immediately!
Aristus
(66,462 posts)Sound it out, more like...
These are rubes, after all...
malaise
(269,157 posts)Rec
Midnight Writer
(21,795 posts)I feel so bad for the workers, having to deal with nonsensical temper tantrums from some scary people.
It is not as if they are being paid what they are worth even in normal times.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)Shouldn't be necessary but with millions of right-wing assholes in our nation, ya do what ya gotta do.
To Gov. Pritzker...........
roamer65
(36,747 posts)I would hope it is. These people need to lose their right to own firearms.
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)Here's a paste from a law site in Chicago.
If the alleged victim was apart of law enforcement, a school teacher, or an emergency services worker, the minimum prison sentence increases to 15 years.
If injuries are the aggravating factor, this means you either caused great bodily harm to another person or you disfigured them. Aggravated battery in this circumstance is charged as a Class 3 felony, carrying a punishment of a 2 to 5 year prison sentence and a fine of up to $25,000.
If the victim was a police officer exercising his or her duties, this crime is charged as a Class 1 felony, punishable by 4 to 15 years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines.
If the victim was over the age of 60 years old in this circumstance, the offense becomes a Class 2 felony. It carries penalties of 3 to 7 years of imprisonment and up to $25,000 in fines.
JimGinPA
(14,811 posts)Karadeniz
(22,572 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)tiptonic
(765 posts)They should be getting Hazard Duty pay. Especially where I live. God help us all.
marble falls
(57,204 posts)noneof_theabove
(410 posts)American Bio-Terrorist
Bury them under the Court House.
dlk
(11,576 posts)Too many Americans have serious, untreated mental health issues. Its the other epidemic.