>..and by 'crime' I mean felony, punishable by up to four years in prison!
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>http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/senate-passes-bill-making-harassment-police-officer-crime
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>This goes in my "really stupid" pile. So.... if a cop decides that you've "annoyed" him - you get 5 years in jail? WTF kind of crap is that!!!??
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>I can already see what is going to happen. A cop is going to get "annoyed" that someone filmed them beating the crap out of innocent person and the guy shooting the video is gonna get 5 years in prison for "annoying" the cop.

First off, what is defined as 'annoying'? Everyone has a different impression as to what is annoying.