LOUISVILLE, Ky.: A state lawmaker said she will propose changing Kentucky’s legal definition of rioting after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with the felony while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice.
Kentucky state Rep. Lisa Willner, a Louisville Democrat, said she plans to file a new bill request Monday that would redefine the criminal charge, news outlets reported. Willner announced the move Sunday during a news conference at Jefferson Square Park, the hub of protests during months of demonstrations in the city.
Scott, the states only Black woman representative, was arrested and charged Thursday night with first-degree rioting, unlawful assembly and failure to disperse.
Police said Scott was in a group that disobeyed orders to disperse, and that members of the group damaged…