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https://democracync.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-10-at-6.42.32-PM-992x574.png992574Morrisville, N.C. (9/10/2021) — Late Friday, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 805, an unnecessary and excessive measure that would suppress free speech and further criminalize Black and Brown communities for exercising their first amendment rights. This bill would have also increased penalties for riot-related bodily injury or property damage, allowing officers to stack excessive charges…