Posted on 02/22/2020 9:09:36 AM PST by ransomnote
Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of the Attorney General
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Mark Herring |
202 North Ninth Street |
~ After years of obstruction in Republican-controlled House of Delegates and Senate, Attorney General Herring’s hate crimes and white supremacist violence legislative package has been passed by each chamber ~
RICHMOND (February 13, 2020) – The House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia have each passed Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s package of legislation to address the frightening rise in hate crimes and white supremacist violence. Attorney General Herring has introduced this legislation for the past few years in order to better protect Virginians from hate crimes and white supremacist violence, but Republican-controlled committees repeatedly blocked his efforts, sometimes without even giving the bills a hearing. The bills will update the Commonwealth’s definition of a hate crime, protect Virginians from violence and intimidation by hate groups and white supremacists, and make it harder for hate groups and white supremacists to threaten, intimidate, or hurt Virginians with firearms.
“Hate crimes and white-supremacist violence strike at the heart of communities and try to force entire groups of Virginians to live in fear and remove themselves from public life, or compromise their identity,” said Attorney General Herring. “These crimes inflict damage on the very fabric of our communities themselves. This ideology is corrosive, and pernicious. When it festers it undermines the belief in the pluralistic society we treasure.
“After years of frustration and obstruction in the General Assembly, it is really gratifying to finally see movement on this issue. It is so important to make sure that communities around Virginia who are feeling vulnerable know that their state and their elected officials stand with them, ready to protect their families and their fundamental rights. Every Virginian has the right to feel safe and welcome here in the Commonwealth, and this General Assembly session we are sending a clear message that hate and white supremacist violence will not be tolerated, nor will any Virginian be singled out for violence or discrimination because of who they are, how they worship, or whom they love.
“I want to thank all of my legislative partners for their continued help and support over the years in fighting to get these important measures passed – Virginia is now a safer, more inclusive place because of our tireless work.”
Attorney General Herring and his team worked with stakeholders from across the Commonwealth to develop legislation that will update hate crime laws and clearly define what constitutes a hate crime in Virginia, and allow localities to decide whether firearms are permitted at events.
The bills in Attorney General Herring’s hate crimes and white supremacist violence legislative package that passed are:
A recently released report from the Virginia State Police shows that over the last 6 years, hate crimes in Virginia have risen by about 31 percent. Last year there were a total of 161 hate crimes in the state, including 97 racially-motivated crimes, 25 crimes based on religion, and 23 crimes based on sexual orientation bias.
The FBI’s annual Hate Crimes Statistics report showed that, in 2018, there were 8,496 hate crime offenses committed, including 5,566 against persons and 2,641 against property. Additionally, 7,036 single-bias incidents were reported, including 57.5 percent racially motivated incidents, 20.2 percent motivated by religious affiliation, and 17 percent motivated by sexual orientation bias.
Last year, Attorney General Herring traveled around the state to hear from different communities, faith leaders, and community members about how they have been affected by the hate crimes and hateful rhetoric seen in Virginia and the country. He held a series of roundtable discussions in Leesburg, Alexandria, Richmond, Charlottesville, Norfolk and Roanoke to hear about the first-hand experiences of vulnerable communities and to discuss ways to help them feel more protected.
For years Attorney General Herring has been raising awareness of the threat of white supremacist violence and proposing new laws to keep Virginians safe. Attorney General Herring’s proposed bills would update the Commonwealth’s hate crime and domestic terrorism laws, protect Virginians from violence and intimidation by hate groups and white supremacists, and make it harder for hate groups and white supremacists to threaten, intimidate, or hurt Virginians with firearms. In addition to his legislative proposals, Attorney General Herring launched www.NoHateVA.com to give vulnerable communities more information and resources to protect themselves from hate crimes and white supremacist violence.
So ag ‘red’ herring is still at it eh. Sorry Virginia.
I would take this to mean that every Caucasian Virginia resident has been put on notice to be messed with, at the State’s will.
[[frightening rise in hate crimes and white supremacist violence]]
Uh huh- where are all these violent episodes by the white supremacists? The only violence i see are by antifa and ilk
New Jersey has just identified white supremacists as a problem when there are no incidents connected with them, however there was just a really bad shooting in Jersey City done by black militants against the JC police and a Jewish deli.
>>>Crickets<<<
Whatever they say a hate crime is.
Remember, the people coming for your guns are only following orders.
But still ok for armed and uniformed Black Panthers to hang outside polling places on election day?
And THAT is the reason the violent ctrl-left INVENTED Antifa and their brownshirt militias. Antifa is white, therefore all attacks by antifa can be now called “white hate crimes” by the democrat-left-socialist-totalitarians.
Because they said it was a “hate crime”, it is now a “hate crime” and they WILL take your guns away for life. And your life.
Stopping the Democrat governor from performing in blackface should be their first priority.
No breakdown given for the perps of the hate crimes. In NYC, most were found to be committed by blacks.
Hate is a motive, it isn’t a crime.
cop: Excuse me sir, you appear to be white.
Citizen: Yes, I am white.
cop: You are under arrest, you are a hate crime.
Progs in the other 56 states burn with envy...
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Virginia is going down the shitter fast.
I was honestly expecting something different..
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/514458562932649984/UvIymuU3.jpeg
A man with three buttocks?
If you are a white person in Virginia and you own a gun, you may be declared to be a white supremacist!
The number of “white supremacists” in the state of Virginia is minuscule compared to the number of violent extremist groups such as Black Lives Matter, Antifa, MS-13 gang members, SPLC, etc. It like comparing the number 4 to 400,000.
Herring and the communist Democrats are targeting white gun owners.
“This bill will create protections against hate crimes committed on the basis... disability.”
I did not realize that hating/targeting people with a disability was a growing societal menace.
Can’t own a gun if convicted of a hate crime? They will declare owning a gun is a hate crime.
Bring back the old laws on mobery...ie shouting epithets at a blind beggar
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