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.

Grand Jury Is Investigating "Noose Appearance" At Columbia University

It has been awhile since we heard anything about the noose incident at Columbia University. Now the story has made headlines again:

A state grand jury in Manhattan is investigating the appearance of a noose in October on the office door of a black education professor at Columbia University, officials said on Monday.

The spokeswoman, Marcia Horowitz, confirmed that the university had received a subpoena for records pertaining to the Teachers College professor, Madonna G. Constantine, whose specialty is race and multiculturalism. Ms. Horowitz said the university was turning over records, but she would not be specific.

Let's see how this plays out in court. somehow I feel it will lead nowhere.