Chapter 269: Section 3. Neglect or refusal to exercise authority to suppress assembly.
Section 3. A mayor, alderman, selectman, justice of the peace, sheriff or deputy sheriff who, having notice of any such riotous or tumultuous and unlawful assembly in the city or town where he lives, neglects or refuses immediately to proceed to the place of such assembly, or as near thereto as he can with safety, or omits or neglects to exercise the authority conferred upon him by this chapter for suppressing such assembly and for arresting the offenders, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars.
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Commentary:
Given the ridiclous definition of a riot, we are now requiting most of our politians to immediately go there? Do we really want to require them to go to every office building, each day, to put down a riot? After all, those people are weilding sharp objects -- pens! And if the riot actually involves the more traditional riot, do we really want them entering a riot with or without a police escort and riot gear? Repeal it.