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sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:30 PM Nov 2016

Spike in hate crimes prompts special NY police unit

An "explosion" in hate crimes since Election Day has prompted the creation of a special police unit to fight the uptick in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.

The announcement coincided with an address at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, where Cuomo called for an end to the divisiveness that has gripped the country.


"The ugly political discourse of the election did not end on Election Day. In many ways it has gotten worse, [turning] into a social crisis that now challenges our identity as a state and as a nation and our people," he said.

President-elect Donald Trump wasn't specifically mentioned in his church address, but Cuomo has in the past criticized Trump and vowed in a New York Daily News op-ed that he would "reject the hateful attitudes that pervaded throughout the 2016 campaign."


More: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/20/us/hate-crime-unit-new-york/index.html

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So the question begs to be asked, who will police the police?













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Spike in hate crimes prompts special NY police unit (Original Post) sheshe2 Nov 2016 OP
I have been wondering why the orange buffoon doesn't tweet about this? etherealtruth Nov 2016 #1

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
1. I have been wondering why the orange buffoon doesn't tweet about this?
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:35 PM
Nov 2016

He has time to demand apologies for legal behavior .... Why hasn't he demanded people quit committing hate crimes, bullying, and harassment in his name/ on his behalf?


Admittedly, I am just kidding ... it is pretty clear why

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