Grant County may outlaw gang hand gestures
Published 4:26 pm Saturday, October 30, 2010
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners may outlaw gang hand gestures.
The Columbia Basin Herald reports the commission is considering a disorderly conduct ordinance to ban gestures, words or signs that provoke assault.
Quincy Mayor Jim Hemberry and police Chief Richard Ackerman asked for the ordinance. They say the flashing of gang hand signs often leads to violence.
Prosecutor Angus Lee says the ordinance would allow police to intervene before a fight breaks out.
