penal code

“There is no felony in the Texas penal code for what he says,” said Rep. Jolanda Jones, a Democrat.

The number “187” was also spray painted on the wall, which the plaintiff attorneys say referred to the state penal code number for murder.

According to the complaint, he sent photographs of graffiti that read, “Swifty Blue 187,” a reference to the California penal code section for murder.

That outlook goes hand in hand with the years-long push by Democrats to address the over-incarceration of Black and brown people, which has led to the Legislature rarely adding new felonies to the penal code.

Vietnam was the first to legally state in its penal code that “Ecocide, destroying the natural environment, whether committed in time of peace or war, constitutes a crime against humanity.”