House Bill 112 and Senate Bill 73, Case claims, 'are offensive to law enforcement officers and unnecessary because myriad laws and regulations already govern such conduct.'
HB 112 states, in part, "An offender commits the crime of sexual assault in the third degree if the offender ... while acting as a peace officer in the state, engages in sexual penetration with a person with reckless disregard that the person is ... the victim, witness, or perpetrator of a crime under investigation by the offender."
"If we make that act (of touching) a misdemeanor we have absolutely no way of getting involved in that type of arrest," Case told the Alaska Dispatch News.
The Islamic State on Friday night claimed responsibility for a coordinated shooting and stabbing terror attack in Jerusalem that killed an Israeli police officer, Hadas Malka, 23, in what the jihadist group vowed would be the first of many attacks.
The jihadist group in an online statement said three IS fighters had targeted "a gathering of Jews" in an operation Friday, and warned that "this attack will not be the last."
"With God's help, we succeeded in carrying out an attack in the heart of Jerusalem," the group said.
This was the first time that the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack in Israel, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist organizations.
Such claims are often impossible to corroborate, and Islamic State has taken responsibility in the past for attacks in which it was not directly involved.
Hamas dismissed the claim. Israeli officials also cast doubt on it, saying there was no indication of IS involvement, and that the attack did not appear to have been directed by any group.
In its statement, IS said the attack was "revenge for the religion of Allah and the sanctities of the violated Muslims."
"Let the Jews watch for the demise of their state at the hands of the soldiers of the Caliphate," the statement added.
Early on Saturday morning, Hamas rejected IS's claim of responsibility, saying the three belonged to Palestinian terrorist organizations.
"The claim by the Islamic State group is an attempt to muddy the waters," said Sami Abou Zouhri, spokesman for the terrorist group which runs the Gaza strip.
The attack was carried out by "two Palestinians from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and a third from Hamas," he said.
In the wake of the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revoked the entry permits given to Palestinians during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to visit their relatives in Israel.
Israel had eased restrictions on the entrance of Palestinians from the West Bank for Ramadan, including permitting daily family visits during Sundays through Thursdays.
Netanyahu canceled the family visits at the recommendation of Chief of Police Roni Alsheich and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, according to a police statement.
Netanyahu, however, did not revoke the permission given to Palestinian men aged over 40 from the West Bank to enter Jerusalem for Friday prayers, police said.
Speaking recently to Rolling Stone, Yorke described the situation as "extremely upsetting", "offensive" and "an extraordinary waste of energy", adding of Waters and his fellow critics: "It's deeply distressing that they choose to, rather than engage with us personally, throw shit at us in public."
Now Waters has provided his own response to Rolling Stone, claiming that - contrary to Yorke's previous comments - he has attempted to reach him personally about the matter and that the singer "had misinterpreted my attempt to start a conversation as a threat."
Arguing that Yorke's interview "needs a reply as it doesn't tell the whole story", Waters directed his response to the Radiohead frontman: "I have made every effort to engage with you personally, and would still like to have the conversation."
Waters added: "Today is the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine by Israel. Fifty years living under military occupation. Fifty years for a people with no civil rights. Fifty years of no recourse to the law. Fifty years of apartheid."
He continued: "The BDS picket line exists to shine a light on the predicament of the occupied people of Palestine, both in Palestine and those displaced abroad, and to promote equal civil rights for all the people living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea no matter what their nationality, race or religion. All human life is sacred, every child is our child, exceptionalism is always our enemy. There is no Us or Them, only Us."
Comment: These videos show the extent of the blaze. Warning- some viewers may find them upsetting.
Update: Initial reports suggest the cause of the blaze may have been a faulty refrigerator on the fourth floor. A man reportedly caught a baby dropped from the 9th or 10th floor. Six people are confirmed to have died in the fire so far.
Residents had repeatedly warned authorities that the building was a fire risk. In addition to the outdated fire extinguishers and the presence of only one entrance, the foyer was loaded with accumulated trash (e.g. old mattresses), and the elevator accessing the ground floor was inoperative due to improvement work. But all warnings "fell on deaf ears". Just last year, the tower underwent renovations as part of a £10 million refurbishment project.
PM May's new chief of staff is facing tough questions after news that he delayed a fire-safety review in high-rise apartments: Update: Francis O'Connor, a blogger and member of the Greenfell Action Group (GAG), repeatedly tried to warn the council of the fire risks in the building but was threatened by a lawyer and told to delete his blog. Update: Grenfell Tower victims 'may never be identified' Update: 30 now confirmed dead in London tower fire Update: London police: 58 people assumed dead in Grenfell Tower fire