Signed bill makes hanging a noose illegal

BATON ROUGE, La. -- A bill making it a crime to try to intimidate people by using a hangman's noose, long a symbol of racial lynchings in the Old South, was signed by Gov.

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Will Gonzales, LA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Jul 6, 2008 Judged: 1 That's about the most stupid bill ever!
cloudseeker673 Baton Rouge, LA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Jul 7, 2008 Judged: 1 I think there are more important things to make laws about.
Satori-chan Joined: Jul 7, 2008 Comments: 2 New Orleans, La. ISP Location: Paradis, LA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Jul 7, 2008 Judged: 1 I don't think there's anything wrong with making hanging a noose illegal - especially after everything that happened.

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