Moreno’s Larry Henderson Act, being introduced this week, would update existing law stating that anyone who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any law enforcement officer engaged in official duties be required to face one to eight years in prison, depending on the severity.
Ohio freshman GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno has introduced legislation that would increase the criminal penalties for harming a police officer after a sheriff’s deputy was killed in the line of duty in Cincinnati, Ohio, earlier this month.
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Not that I’m hoping for Democrats to do well but this bill was also sort of a layup for them too: those who are serious about public safety could have supported Sen. Bernie Moreno’s (R-OH) legislation that would stiffen penalties on those who assault police officers. No one should have opposed this bill (via Fox News):
