News ‘How dare you’: Kentucky Democrats lash out over bill criminalizing police insults, but bill passes state Senate March 13, 2021 Joe Sonka and Kala Kachmar, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on ‘How dare you’: Kentucky Democrats lash out over bill criminalizing police insults, but bill passes state Senate Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, viewed the bill as a "backhand slap" to the constituents of his district who have protested for racial justice.