The Maryland General Assembly is considering new penalties for hanging nooses and racial graffiti.
There have been a number of racially-charged incidents around the state recently, including swastika graffiti on cars in Lochearn, racist flyers on lawns in Glen Burnie and a noose hung in Patterson Park- but it was a noose at Crofton Middle School that prompted the bill introduced Tuesday.
That incident caused a judge to rule the culprit could not be sentenced for a hate crime because there was no state law to support it.
“He asked the legislature, called the legislature to task to address specifically adding a nose and other hate symbols to hate crimes,” said Anne Arundel County Del. Mark Chang, (D).
That includes hate symbols and graffiti found in Chesapeake High and Middle Schools last year.
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6 comments:
You libs...sad!
I forgot all about them! When you didn’t have a swing, all you needed was a rope and the ability to hang on! Sometimes I hung on with both arms; sometimes I was brave and swung with only one. Look, Ma, one hand! Good times.
So what ever happened with all those KKK pamphlets supposedly distributed around here about a month ago? Guess it went like the SU library incident, once they found out a nonwhite person did it you sure never heard anything about it after that.
It is a noose for a 2 foot tall Mexican
could think of a few politicians that would look really good on
Ever heard of Free Speech? The 1st. Amendment covers and protects Hate speech. Do I smell Lawsuit?
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