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 Stories About: legislation AND New Jersey AND politics AND toxics AND waste
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Point, shoot, go to jail
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Chris Schults |
13 May 2006 |
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| Say you live in a neighborhood where there is a power or waste-treatment plant nearby. You notice some toxic nastiness spewing out, so you decide to document said spewage by recording it with photos or video. If lawmakers in New Jersey get their way, you've just committed a crime that could put you in jail for 18 months: The state Senate Law and Public Safety Committee is expected to discuss a bill today which would make it a crime -- punishable by up to 18 months i ... |
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| Topics: legislation, New Jersey, politics, toxics, waste (all these topics) |
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