By Jamie Lovegrove jlovegrove@postandcourier.com A Dec. 2 Post and Courier article reported on the South Carolina Chamber of Commerceâs support for a state hate crimes law. Following the recent passage of a hate crimes bill in Georgia, only South Carolina, Arkansas and Wyoming do not have such a law. So, the chamber wants to âcontinue the momentumâ for a law in our state. One important element was missing from the story. Georgiaâs bill passed only after a companion bill gave added legal protections to police officers. The article observed that Arkansas was working toward a hate crimes bill, but it failed to mention that Arkansas already has a law that enhances penalties for crimes against police.