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Michigan House passes bill that could make using wrong pronouns a felony, fineable up to $10,000 (www.foxnews.com)

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The Michigan state House of Representatives passed HB 4474, making it a felony to "intimidate" someone of a protected class with inclusions for gender identity and expression. The fine can rise up to $10,000.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

To be found guilty of a hate crime under this bill, the perpetrator would have to intimidate someone in a way that is “malicious” and “intentional.” To be considered intimidation, the act would have to involve “repeated or continued harassment” of another person in a way that is not already protected under the Constitution, and “would cause a reasonable individual to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened.”

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2023/07/10/hate-crimes-bill-approved-by-michigan-house-wouldnt-criminalize-incorrect-pronoun-use/#:~:text=LANSING%2C%20Mich.,passed%20by%20the%20Michigan%20House.l

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Emphasis on the "intimidate" part. No one is going to jail just for using a pronoun another doesn't identify with.

That and that is a fox news link so.....