Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said he will be reintroducing a set of bills in the upcoming 2020 legislative session aimed at strengthening hate crime statuses and punishments for hate crimes
For the fourth year in a row, Herring said, he will introduce legislation which will update hate crime laws and domestic terrorism laws, and strengthen gun control across the state."We have all seen how hate can turn deadly with frightening frequency in America, at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, at an African American church in Charleston and even here in Virginia in our own backyard in Charlottesville," Herring told CNN.
I heard how a woman saw her elderly father attacked because he was wearing religious headwear."And when it comes to an increase in the number of hate crimes committed in the state, Herring isn't wrong. Hate crimes in the Commonwealth of Virginia have risen about 31% over the past six years, according to a report from the Virginia State Police.Every hate crime -- even the ones aimed at just one individual -- is"designed to strike fear in entire communities," Herring said.
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