People set up a protest encampment in support of Palestine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
A Utah lawmaker says he wants to crack down on acts of violence at future protests, but critics say his proposal could land masked demonstrators in jail for minor infractions or even for crimes committed by someone else.
Rep. Tyler Clancy said he intends for those committing more serious crimes to get hit with the new misdemeanor charge his bill would create, rather than demonstrators crossing a road at the wrong time…