The Garfield County sheriff issued a statement Wednesday, July 14, 2021, defending a deputy who arrested a woman later charged with a hate crime after she allegedly crumpled up a pro-police sign in front of him. “We are greatly disturbed by the hatred shown to law enforcement officers for no apparent reason,” he said.
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The Garfield County sheriff says the deputy who arrested a woman for allegedly stomping on a pro-police sign was singled out and attacked simply for being a law enforcement officer.
Sheriff James D. Perkins issued a prepared statement Wednesday five days after the arrest of a 19-year-old California woman who was later charged with a hate crime by Garfield County prosecutors was reported.
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ACLU denounces hate crime charge over ‘Back the Blue’ sign damage Paighten Harkins © Francisco Kjolseth (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Supporters of law enforcement gathered at City Hall in Salt Lake City for a rally in support of police hosted by the Utah Business Revival on Saturday, June 20, 2020. A woman was recently charged in Utah with an anti-police hate crime.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah said Monday that a southern Utah prosecutor’s decision to charge a 19-year-old with a hate crime for allegedly damaging a “Back the Blue” sign sends a message that the government will more harshly punish people who disagree with law enforcement.
American flags are laid out for people to pick up during a rally supporting law enforcement at the Salt Lake City-County Building in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. A woman in Garfield County, Utah, is charged with a hate crime accusing her of stomping on a pro-police sign and throwing it in the trash in front of a police officer.
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A 19-year-old woman was charged Friday with a hate crime accusing her of stomping on a pro-police sign and throwing it in the trash all in front of an officer who had just given her friend a speeding ticket.