State bill will provide immunity for drivers who unintentionally injure protesters

A Tennessee bill would create harsher penalties for protesters while offering immunity to some drivers if they unintentionally injure a protester.

“This legislation promotes law and order and protects Tennessee communities against violence by safeguarding public roadways and increasing penalties for those who commit these reprehensible acts against innocent people,” Republican state Rep. Ron M. Gant said. “These senseless acts have no place in a civil society.”