Hochul backs adding rape, arson and other offenses to NY hate crime statute
Gov. Hochul heard firsthand from people affected by hate crimes in Manhattan on Thursday ahead of remarks touting a bill package that would add 31 offenses to the state’s statute of hate crimes, including first-degree murder, rape, graffiti vandalism and arson. Hochul praised the proposed bill package dubbed “The Hate Crime Modernization Act” at a press briefing at John Jay College of Criminal ...
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