Posted on 05/03/2007 3:50:18 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
MAYOR GIULIANI ANNOUNCES HATE CRIME INITIATIVE TO REDUCE HATE CRIME AND ENHANCE HATE CRIME INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS
Joins With City's District Attorneys, Bias Victims To Unveil Hate Crimes Task Force
New 24-Hour Hate Crimes Hotline Established
Mayor Renews Call For State Legislature, Congress to Pass Hate Crimes Legislation
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today joined with anti-hate crime groups, Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari, and the District Attorneys of Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island to unveil a new initiative that will help reduce the number of hate crimes and enhance hate crime investigations and prosecutions in New York City. The sweeping initiative includes the allocation of almost $4 million for the creation of a Hate Crimes Task Force within the NYPD and an additional $1.2 million in funding for the City's District Attorneys to enhance prosecutions of hate crime offenders. The City will also establish a new 24-hour, hate-crime hotline -- 888-440-HATE.
Also joining the Mayor at the announcement were Police Commissioner Howard Safir; Criminal Justice Coordinator Steven Fishner; representatives of the Bronx and Brooklyn District Attorneys; Iman Pasha; Edison Jackson of Medgar Evers College; and representatives of the Anti-Defamation League, the Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Empire Pride Agenda, the Anti-Violence Project, and the Domestic Violence for Chinatown Planning Association.
"Every hate crime is a crime against our City, since it strikes at the diversity upon which New York thrives," the Mayor said. "Over the last several years, the Police Department and the City's District Attorneys have made tremendous strides in reducing the incidence of hate crime. This initiative will enable our City to make further progress toward eliminating crimes driven by hatred and ignorance, and it will encourage more victims to come forward."
The Mayor continued, "I also again call upon the State legislature and Congress to enact hate crimes legislation that recognizes the severity of hate crimes and imposes the appropriate penalties."
Police Commissioner Howard Safir said, "The new Hate Crimes Task Force will enable the NYPD to investigate hate crimes more effectively. It will help us identify those who have a history of committing bias crimes and help us prevent other bias crimes from taking place. The Hate Crimes Task Force will create an environment where no one will believe that they can commit a hate crime in this City without being apprehended and prosecuted."
Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau said, "Crimes motivated by hate and bias have especially pernicious effects on society. The expansion of police and prosecution resources will enhance the ability of law enforcement to effectively investigate, prosecute and bring appropriate sanctions to bear on those who perpetrate these most serious offenses."
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said, "Crimes motivated by ethnic or racial bias - particularly those involving violence - are deplorable and can never be tolerated. The Mayor's initiative will help all of us in the law enforcement community to more aggressively investigate and prosecute bias crimes. It sends a strong message that crimes motivated by hate are to be condemned and that when they do, regrettably, occur they will be vigorously prosecuted and severely punished."
Richmond County District Attorney Bill Murphy said, "The prosecution of bias crimes has always been one of my top priorities. In fact, when I was president of the New York State District Attorney Association in the late 1980s, I convinced the Association to change its position and support the passage of hate crimes legislation. Although the State Senate has not yet passed this much-needed provision calling for tougher penalties against bias crimes, I was delighted to learn that my office will be receiving additional funding to actively pursue bias cases and conduct thorough investigations."
As part of the initiative, the Hate Crimes Task Force will receive $3.8 million in funding to quadruple staffing; create a sophisticated hate crimes database to monitor bias incidents and track hate organizations; establish a hate crime prevention training program aimed at elementary and middle school students; and increase the budget for special hate crime investigations, such as the ongoing investigation into the recent acts of vandalism against religious symbols. The additional funding will also enable the Hate Crimes Task Force to increase community outreach and improve coordination with federal, state and local agencies and the City's five District Attorneys. The $1.2 million allocated to the District Attorneys will enable them to devote more personnel and resources to hate crime investigations and prosecutions.
NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force personnel will be deployed to designated areas of the City based on analyses of the number of bias incidents, types of crimes, patterns and community concerns. The Task Force will deploy personnel based upon reported bias incidents and emerging patterns.
Since 1996, the number of bias incidents has declined 24 percent, from 513 reported incidents citywide in 1996 to 390 incidents in 1999. As a result of the creation of a 24-hour hotline and increased community outreach and information efforts, the City expects more hate crime victims to come forward, resulting in an increase in the number of reported hate crime incidents.
www.ci.nyc.ny.us
will there be a truth file for every candidate, or just Rudy Giuliani?
The others are conservatives as far as I know.
Appears Fat Freddie and Mrs. Clinton will get a pass on the truth files.
The thought police.
Wrong answer.
Hate Crimes=Dems, Libs, Socialists, Marxists,=NO RUDY.
He he he.
'How many hate crimes will you need for the next photo op, Mr Mayor?'
No mention of when Rudy barred the elephant dung painting of the Virgin Mary back in 1999? Or when he gave Arafat the old heave-ho at Lincoln Center? Or when he told that Saudi prince what to do with his bloody millions after 9/11?
Emphasis mine
Left undefined are hate crimes, bias incidents and Hate organizations. I can see a very large umbrella covering most Conservative groups and Christian churches. Also, the children will be indoctrinated.
Hello Jim,
None of the candidates meet the Reagan standard and that may be why we are so undecided. At this point, I am waiting for Tom Coburn to run. He won’t and that’s good for us in the Senate, but it’s a sad day that none of the candidates seem to be bringing conservatives together.
Rudy’s scrutiny is a good thing— as another poster said, we should hold the other candidates to the same level of review. Not to be mean, but to have an accurate understanding of whom we’d be voting for in 2008.
I appreciate Mitt Romney, but as a resident of Massachusetts, I know that he did not lead the legislature- he did not increase Republican affiliation or state candidates— not because he didn’t try, but that he could not. If he can’t lead Beacon Hill, what’s he going to do with the House and the Senate? He was and is a marvellous administrator— give him something to run and he will persuade left and right alike. But dealing with other elected pols is another issue.
Similarly, other candidates do not have executive experience, other than Mike Huckabee, and while I appreciate his brilliant idea of the “tax me more fund” box on the state income taxes, IIRC, he did increase taxes. I may be wrong and if so, I appreciate any correction.
So we may be faced with electing someone who tells us what we like but can’t deliver because he doesn’t have the management skills that Reagan had (golly, he negotiated with unions). But at this point, I have something that I don’t agree with or trust with each of the candidates.
Fred Thompson is a great guy, but there’s more to get to know before making a decision. I have to treat a McCain ally with reservation.
You are the best :-)
Cheers,
sl
much too little, much too late....just a minor footnote for this Lib.
LOL!!!
There will be a truth file for every candidate.
But no doubt Rudy's will be the fattest in the pile.
The other candidates may have a quote here, or a bad vote there. But Rudy is the posterboy for abortion and the anti-gun movement.
Hate Crime = Thought police = Special rights for certain groups
Too bad Rudy isn’t running under the Dims banner...he certainly would fit in!
Well at least he isn’t trying to hide his liberal beliefs. Criminalizing thought just like any good liberal.
A truth file is necessary for a candidate like Rooty. He is out there spinning and covering the facts of his liberalism to sell himself to conservatives.
There is an abundance of evidence to the contrary which is necessary to expose.
Fat Freddie?
Yikes! Giuliani is the leftist’s trojan horse. What could any Republican be thinking in their mind when they even briefly consider nominating that liberal?
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