Matt Dababneh
Assembly District
45th
AB 1542 – Jordan’s Law
Fact Sheet
Summary:
Assembly Bill 1542 (Dababneh),
also known as Jordan’s Law, will
prevent social media motivated
attacks – violent crimes where the
perpetrator commits the crime for
the purpose of videotaping and
distributing on social media to gain
attention and notoriety.
brought great change to our social
interactions. While many of these
technological changes have
improved our lives, we are clearly
seeing a rise in violent crime for the
purposes of videotaping and
sharing on social media. Though no
official statistics are kept on social
media motivated attacks, our office
has observed exponential, year-toyear growth in their frequency
through analysis of media reports.
Background:
On December 2, 2016, a West Hills
teen, Jordan Peisner, was leaving a
fast food establishment when
another teen, who Jordan did not
know, viciously attacked Jordan
while an associate videotaped the
crime. The associate then uploaded
the video onto social media where it
quickly went viral. As a result of
this heinous attack, Jordan suffered
serious injuries, including a blood
clot in his brain and permanent
hearing loss.
Unfortunately, California’s Penal
Code has not kept up with this
troubling and tragic emerging trend
associated with social media.
Solution:
AB 1542, Jordan’s Law, will deter
social media motivated attacks by
increasing the sentence for a violent
felony if the attacker, or an aider
and abettor, videotapes the attack.
Jordan’s Law will also make it clear
that a person who conspires with
an attacker to videotape an attack is
complicit in the crime.
Technology, specifically the ability
to film with smartphones and
immediately share those videos
with thousands of people, has
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Support:
Association for Los Angeles Deputy
Sheriffs
Association of Deputy District
Attorneys
CA Association of Code
Enforcement Officers
CA Association of Highway
Patrolmen
CA College and University Peace
Officers Association
CA Narcotic Officers Association
Crime Victims United
Los Angeles County Professional
Peace Officers Association
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department
Los Angeles Police Protective
League
Orange County District Attorney’s
Office
Peace Officers Research Association
of California (PORAC)
Riverside Sheriffs Association
For More Information:
Dan Okenfuss
[email protected]
916-319-2045
Marc Berkman
[email protected]
818-904-3840
(as of 4/26/17)