need to stop violence

[lmk]

Could anyone provide links to legislation currently in place in your State concerning acts against sports officials. If you don't have a link, just provide the name of your State that has such legislation and I can do an internet search my self.
At times attitudes seem to be out of control with no consequences to the perpetrator. The latest being a threat to put a bullet in a league officials head.
Has reached the point act is needed to protect officials. Both on field and league officials are fair game at the moment.
Any "information lead" would be appreciated.

[mbyron]

The Ohio Senate proposed a bill to stiffen penalties for crimes (assault) against sports officials and health care workers. It seems to have died in committee last year. The proposed revisions do not appear in the current Revised Code section.
http://tinyurl.com/2v5x7t

[bob jenkins]

www.naso.org

[Ump29]

I am thinking fron a Canadian point of view but I think would also apply in the US that if a sports official is threatened with or suffers actual violence then charges could be brought against the person just as if it was violence against any ordinary citizen.

[blueskysblue]

New Mexico: New Mexico Statutes Annotated 30-3-9.1
Assault;battery;sports officials.

[MajorDave]

In Kentucky the crime is either a Misdemeanor (12 months) or a Felony (1 year to 5 years) depending on the facts and prior offenses. I have included the full text of the Kentucky Statute for your perusal.


Kentucky Revised Statute 518.090 Assault of sports official.
(1) A person is guilty of assault of a sports official when he intentionally causes
physical injury to a sports official:
(a) Who was performing sports official duties at the time the physical injury was
perpetrated; or
(b) If the physical injury occurs while the sports official is arriving at or departing
from the athletic facility at which the athletic event occurred.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "sports official" means an individual who serves as
a referee, umpire, linesman, or in a similar capacity that may be known by another
title, and who is duly registered as or is a member of a national, state, regional, or
local organization engaged, in part, in providing education and training to sports
officials.
(3) A person who is guilty of assault of a sports official shall, for a first offense, be
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, unless the defendant assembles with five (5) or
more persons for the purpose of assaulting a sports official, in which case it is a
Class D felony.
(4) A person who is guilty of assault of a sport official shall, for a second or subsequent
offense, be guilty of a Class D felony.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.

[kylejt]

Idiot lawmakers grandstanding for votes.

Look, I don't need a special set of laws to protect me. There's plenty on the books already. Hit me, and I'm either going to defend myself, or press charges and sue you. If I go to self defense mode, more than likely it will end quite badly for the aggressor. If I decide to just press charges, you will go to jail, and I will own your house and cars.

What I don't need are special laws because I'm wearing my Honig's outfit at a ballfield, as opposed to Armani at the opera. What's the freaking difference?

Hate crimes for umpires. What's next?

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Idiot lawmakers grandstanding for votes.

Mainly, yes.

Look, I don't need a special set of laws to protect me. There's plenty on the books already. Hit me, and I'm either going to defend myself, or press charges and sue you. If I go to self defense mode, more than likely it will end quite badly for the aggressor. If I decide to just press charges, you will go to jail, and I will own your house and cars.

You haven't traveled this legal road, you will find it both extremely expensive, less than as fruitful as you believe, time consuming and all too often unsatisfactory.

What I don't need are special laws because I'm wearing my Honig's outfit at a ballfield, as opposed to Armani at the opera. What's the freaking difference?

The difference is that either we are valued for the service that we put in, as umpires who mostly work with the nation's youth, or we are not.

Hate crimes for umpires. What's next?

Solid protection for wives abused from their abusers? The point is essentially moot, if we don't pay teachers their social value, or protect the completely helpless who are abused, we as umpires are so far down the value chain, we're screwed.