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Safety Measure Or Scare Tactic? NC's Anti-Riot Legislation Explained
WUNC Politics
English - May 21, 2021 18:50 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsNews Government north carolina wunc politics state politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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After a year of protests in the name of racial justice, North Carolina legislators are considering bills that could significantly increase the penalty for engaging in riots. In this episode, WUNC's Rusty Jacobs reports on how pending legislation could affect both the future of demonstrations and relations between protesters and police.