Local leaders want to expand the list of crimes where charges can be bumped up to hate crimes.
Elected leaders spoke out on Wednesday in a push to close a loophole in the laws to make prosecuting hate crimes easier. Crystal Cranmore has the story.Elected leaders spoke out on Wednesday in a push to close a loophole in the laws to make prosecuting hate crimes easier.
While he was charged with graffiti as a hate crime, officials say too often folks are getting away with hate crimes due to loopholes in the law. "Were asking our state partners and law enforcement to do is to take a look at hate crime statute and think about expanding it, we're going to work with district attorney's office, law enforcement and state partners to do that," Powers said.
While lawmakers hope to meet with the district attorney and other leaders to strengthen the laws, the congregation at Kehilath Jeshurun is still recovering.
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