In Response to Charlottesville, Cuomo Proposes Adding to Hate Crime Statute
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing that New York's hate crimes law be amended to add inciting to riot and rioting to the list of offenses that are punishable as a hate crime when rioting is directed at a protected class—such as a racial or ethnic group—following the protests in Charlottesville this weekend that left three dead and a score injured.
August 15, 2017 at 06:01 PM
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing that New York's hate crimes law be amended to add inciting to riot and rioting to the list of offenses that are punishable as a hate crime when rioting is directed at a protected class—such as a racial or ethnic group—following the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend that left one civilian and two state troopers dead and a score injured.
Under Cuomo's proposal, the penalties for engaging in rioting would be increased from a Class E felony to a Class D felony. Inciting to riot would also be increased from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony.
“The ugly events that took place in Charlottesville must never be repeated, and in New York we're going to stand united against hate in all of its forms,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Our diversity is our strength and this legislation will help protect New Yorkers and send a clear signal that violence and discrimination have no place in our society. New York is one community and one family, and we will never stop fighting to ensure the safety and equal treatment of all New Yorkers.”
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