Marathon Pundit: ILL-inois: Union goons exempt from state anti-stalking law

Thursday, March 28, 2013

ILL-inois: Union goons exempt from state anti-stalking law

It's not just Pennsylvania that exempts Big Labor from its anti-stalking law, but union-worshiping Illinois allows the goons to stalk folks like me.

More from Katie Packer-Gage in the State Journal-Register:

I was very troubled to learn recently that despite having made stalking illegal in Illinois, elected officials in the state have afforded union bosses an exemption.

Yes, that’s correct; during labor disputes, Illinois’s law against “aggravated stalking” does not apply to union organizers (Public Act 097-0468). This leads to a simple and logical question: is it ever acceptable to engage in stalking? Apparently, the answer in the Land of Lincoln is yes.

For anyone who engages in aggravated stalking in Illinois, it is a Class 3 felony with a “second or subsequent conviction” serving as a Class 2 felony. The penalty for the crime is serious and it should be. That’s what makes the exemption for organized labor — a special interest — so outrageous and inexcusable.

But unfortunately, Illinois is not alone; it is joined by California, Pennsylvania and Nevada. These states have placed the interests of Big Labor bosses above the safety of average citizens.