How "Hate Crimes Against Police" Expose the Fatal Flaw Within Hate Crime Statutes

http://truth-out.org/news/item/28543-how-hate-crimes-against-police-expose-the-fatal-flaw-within-hate-crime-statutes
Date Written:  2015-01-15
Publisher:  truthout
Year Published:  2015
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX17304

Hate crime legislation lent legitimacy to a 40-year carceral program that has wrought immense damage on communities of colour. In an ironic twist, the police - who've been the main enforcers of this program - now want to invoke these laws for their protection.

Subject Headings

• Free Speech
• Freedom of Expression
• Hate Crimes
• Police
• Police Tactics
• Political Repression