Virginia Democrats Are Cooking Up a Chilling ‘Islamophobia’ Bill That Should Alarm Everyone

[Hollie]

As it relates to assault and battery. It does not say it makes words assault and battery.

Of course it does.

 

[DStar777]

US citizen’s rights to free speech will also be ‘ assault and battery” for opinions negatively affecting moslems.

Let's be clear.. if this penalizes speech I'm against it. If it adds an additional penalty for actual assault because the victim is a practicing muslim or muslim sympathizer (that seems to be the case) it's unecessary since there is already a sufficient penalty for such a crime. Reading the actual bill, it appears to be a case of adding additional penalties above what is normally applied in actual cases of assault.
Here's the main text of the bill:

https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB624/2026

Assault and battery; definition of "Islamophobia"; penalty. Defines "Islamophobia" as it relates to the crime of assault and battery as malicious prejudice or hatred directed toward Islam or Muslims. This definition applies regardless of whether the victim is actually a practitioner of Islam, provided that the perpetrator targeted such victim based on a perceived adherence to such faith. The bill also clarifies that religious conviction includes Islam. The bill directs the Department of State Police, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to include the bill's definition of "Islamophobia" in its hate crime reporting central repository.

 

[Lockback]

Spanberger Delivers Speech To Virginians

 

[pknopp]

Let's be clear.. if this penalizes speech I'm against it. If it adds an additional penalty for actual assault because the victim is a practicing muslim or muslim sympathizer (that seems to be the case) it's unecessary since there is already a sufficient penalty for such a crime. Reading the actual bill, it appears to be a case of adding additional penalties above what is normally applied in actual cases of assault.
Here's the main text of the bill:

https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB624/2026

I agree with you there. Assault and battery is already a crime. If you feel the punishment isn't strong enough, make it stronger. Period.

It's all hate.

 

[Hollie]

As it relates to assault and battery. It does not say it makes words assault and battery.

You really are Somali level IQ.

“Defines "Islamophobia" as it relates to the crime of assault and battery as malicious prejudice or hatred directed toward Islam or Muslims.”

Malicious prejudice or hatred directed toward islamism is assault and battery. The clear language of the bill.

 

[1srelluc]

You really are Somali level IQ.

“Defines "Islamophobia" as it relates to the crime of assault and battery as malicious prejudice or hatred directed toward Islam or Muslims.”

Malicious prejudice or hatred directed toward islamism is assault and battery. The clear language of the bill.

Thing is with the vile dems every verbal insult thrown against a Muslim will be deemed "battery".....Sure as shit.

They are just wired that way.

 

[1srelluc]

The vile dems just want to put people through "the process". They will too....Sure as shit.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

This is the way it happened in England.

 

[pknopp]

The vile dems just want to put people through "the process". They will too....Sure as shit.

GOP pushes anti-free speech bills to fight antisemitism

Republicans are pushing anti-free speech legislation as they try to restrict antisemitism in their states. Free speech, particularly at college campuses, has been a primarily conservative issue in the US for well over a decade. But in response to anti-Israel activism from Left-wing student...

unherd.com

I know, that's "different". That's actually addressing speech.

 

[Hollie]

“ No Go” zones like across part of Europe’Istan?

 

[Hollie]

GOP pushes anti-free speech bills to fight antisemitism

Republicans are pushing anti-free speech legislation as they try to restrict antisemitism in their states. Free speech, particularly at college campuses, has been a primarily conservative issue in the US for well over a decade. But in response to anti-Israel activism from Left-wing student...

unherd.com

I know, that's "different". That's actually addressing speech.

Nothing about “ assault and battery”

 

[Leo123]

I agree with you there. Assault and battery is already a crime. If you feel the punishment isn't strong enough, make it stronger. Period.

It's all hate.

Too bad Minnesota doesn't have such a law in relation to assaulting ICE officers.

 

[pknopp]

Too bad Minnesota doesn't have such a law in relation to assaulting ICE officers.

Assault is illegal in Minnesota.

 

[ColonelAngus]

**** ISLAM.

They hate Christians and Jews, FOR SURE.

 

[Hollie]

As it relates to assault and battery. It does not say it makes words assault and battery.

It certainly does.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Totally unconstitutional

Yes, you're correct, but how come nobody says that when congress makes so-called ''hate speech'' laws against ''da joos'' which equally pee all over the First Amendment?

So-called ''hate speech'' laws which are based solely on the arbitrary definitions espoused by some foreign non-governmental agency, no less...

When it comes to ''da joos'' working in synergy with government and otherwise generally racist water carriers seen as useful idiots like we see on here so routinely to infringe the First Amendment in this same regard, everybody, at least on this board, and mostly the so-called MAGAs™ for the most part, be like...

Why, Santy Claus? Why...

 

[leftwinger]

//* Lot of Deep State must live in VA work in DC? To vote this stuff in. Many States already have a real unprovoked violence Black problem. *//

Edit: or massive election fraud.

Savage Acid Attack in Madrid: Mother Suffers Fractures and Severe Burns While Entering Her Home With Her Baby in Sevilla la Nueva​

Savage Acid Attack in Madrid: Mother Suffers Fractures and Severe Burns While Entering Her Home With Her Baby in Sevilla la Nueva - Gateway Hispanic

A woman in her early 30s was seriously injured after suffering a violent attack with a corrosive liquid as she entered her home in the Madrid municipality of

gatewayhispanic.com

 

[pknopp]

The most notable thing about this bill SB 624 assault and battery definition of "Islamaphobia", penalty is how completely unnecessary it is. Virginia already has multiple layers of hate crime enhancements for assaults motivated by race, ethnicity and religion.

Virginia Begins Criminalizing Opposition to Islam | Frontpage Mag

Sen. Saddam introduces bill to fight ‘Islamophobia’.

www.frontpagemag.com

So penalties for "assault" have long been on the books but the author is wanting it specifically to state "Islamaphobia".

That's it.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Lot of Deep State must live in VA work in DC?

 

[Leo123]

Assault is illegal in Minnesota.

Minnesota does nothing to 'protesters' who assault ICE. And, no, pknopp that's not 'fake news' we saw it when Pretti wasn't arrested for assaulting a BP vehicle. If the Minnesota cops were there, they could have arrested him and he'd be alive today.