Noose Display To Result In Felony

It's been a long time coming but thank God it is here:

Gov. David A. Paterson says he has signed legislation that will make it a felony to display a noose as a threat. The crime will be punishable by up to four years in prison.

The noose, a symbol of lynchings in the Jim Crow South, has made news in other cases around the country, including in Jena, La., where six black teenagers were charged with beating a white student. The beating happened after nooses were hung from a tree on a high school campus there.

This will help teach those, who engage in this type of behavior, how despicable and vile their acts are.