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Researching Kentucky's law
Just today (4/4) saw FUBLUE's summation of Kentucky law. I'm researching to be sure, but I don't think heckling falls under the Kentucky statute. Our legislature is great at overlooking $900 million budget deficits while they wrangle with small potatoes, so a few years ago they turned their brilliant minds to the pressing social problem of assaults on officials. (Not that assault can't be a serious problem for we blues, but it doesn't show up on the grand scale of Medicaid or taxes or everything legislators should be doing.)
Anyway, I'll research and report back, but I BELIEVE the Kentucky law says that an ASSAULT on an official is a misdemeanor, and if more than five participate the offense is a felony. I don't think the law is restrictive enough to cover heckling (which of course can constitute assault). I haven't heard of any arrests or prosecutions under that statute. I observed at the time that, in effect, the legislature had conferred "human being" status on sports officials, since assault and battery is already a crime when perpetrated on others. But hey, I'm grateful for any shield I can reach for, though it's doubtful a legal citation would put off five drunken out-of-state tournament yahoos who want to open up five cans of whup@ss on me. More later ... -- Ky Blue
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