Thin-skinned blue line: Chile’s president submits bill to ban insulting police officers

[Judi Lynn]

Thin-skinned blue line: Chile’s president submits bill to ban insulting police officers
By Associated Press,
Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 7:06 PM

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s police take a beating during the country’s frequent student protests, being bombarded by stones, firebombs and blistering insults.

Now President Sebastian Pinera has submitted a bill to Congress that would make it a crime to insult cops, stiffen penalties for those who physically harm police and make it a crime to attack police headquarters or vehicles.

“A police officer who’s respected is much more efficient in carrying on with his mission of protecting our security and I feel that respect is weakening in our society,” Pinera said Wednesday.

Penalties for insulting police could lead to up to 60 days in jail, Deputy Subsecretary of the Interior Rodrigo Ubilla said recently.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/thin-skinned-blue-line-chiles-president-submits-bill-to-ban-insulting-police-officers/2013/05/29/c7bbcdc2-c8bc-11e2-9cd9-3b9a22a4000a_story.html

[naaman fletcher]

1. How long until this clown is gone

And Batchelet is in?