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Schneiderman issues hate crimes bulletin to law enforcement
Nov 18, 2016 12:03 pm
Zack Fink at NY1 reports that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a bulletin to district attorneys and law enforcement agencies across the state to be on the lookout for hate crimes. "This year's presidential election has laid bare some deep divisions in our nation," Schneiderman said. "The depth of those divisions and the ugliness of the rhetoric during the campaign surprised and even frightened many New Yorkers." Governor Cuomo has also set up a telephone hotline to report such crimes. Recently, graffiti in upstate Wellsville, New York showed a swastika with the slogan "Make America White Again," echoing Republican President-elect Donald Trump's campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again." There have also been other graffiti at New York colleges. "I'm introducing legislation that would include graffiti or the making of graffiti in the list of specified offences that could be coupled with hate crimes and hate crime penalties," said Assemblywoman Nily Rozic of Queens said of the upcoming legislative session. Read the full story at NY1.