Posted on 06/23/2020 11:06:59 PM PDT by knighthawk
Georgia state lawmakers have approved the first-ever hate crime bill put forward by state Senate Republicans Monday, after a deal was reached removing protections for police officers.
“We have a long history in Georgia of embedded discrimination. We can’t deny it. We can’t run from it, but we can change it,” state Sen. Bill Cowsert, a Republican legislator, said Monday. “I heard someone say, ‘If you stand idly by and tolerate hatred and discrimination, you are part of the problem’.”
The bill, which is now headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk for signature, would institute harsher penalties for hate crimes.
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Worthless COWARDS.
So by this time next year Georgia will just be a pile of ashes?
Who would want to be a cop when you have a target on your back with no protections.
Hate crime is a double-edged sword too. It must apply equally to blacks and Hispanics as well as whites or even radicalized Marxist dems and KKK.
These are not good times for Americans...
I would guess we are left with nothing more than hope and prayer that situation does not happen. We REPUBLICANS ALL better be mounting up and riding to the sound of the guns. The Republican Party is all we have at the moment, and if we stand idly by and allow our sitting Republican Legislators to do nothing while our President and our way of life is under direct attack by the Democrat Party, we only have ourselves to blame.
The GA gop including the GOV care only about money.
Its will die off soon with these clueless greedy sobs .
Unreal .
Attacking the police .
The GA. Gov will be a one termer .
He was idiot behind this CAVE .
Hiding while Atlanta burn .
A Bush bot Globalist corp hack .
The GA will be creamed .
Its did not for law and order.
Voters stay home .
I can't go that far.
But I can't hide my dismay, disgust, and disillusionment at the weak and worthless GOP legislators in Georgia.
There inactions will result in this .
These are Bush bot Corp puppets who
follow Karl Roves advice .
Do nothing .
The GA Gov is hiding and the GA AG ?
Contact missing persons .
Gosh, why won't the wolves go away now. We gave them fresh meat after all, isn't that enough?
Just what we need in GA. A hate crimes bill and deserting the police force.
Is there a list of Republicans who voted “Yes” for criminalizing intentions instead of actions? I’ve been looking online and can’t find the list.
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