No use for nooses.

• Position: TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS - Brief article

Those who display nooses to intimidate or harass minorities and other targeted people face new penalties in Connecticut and New York. A person who places a real or simulated noose on any property without the written consent of the owner and with the intent to intimidate or harass a person because of religion, national origin, color, race, sex, sexual orientation, blindness or physical disability faces new criminal penalties in Connecticut.

The New York law makes it a crime to etch, paint, draw or place a noose on property without the express permission of the property owner.

No other states have passed similar laws. However, lawmakers in at least five...