A Case for the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

For the last couple of weeks, I was have been on assignment with my day job up on Capitol Hill, covering the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act won’t put people in jail for what they think or even for what they say, but for what they do. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act is not a law against thought… but one against actions. What this bill does mostly is provide federal assistance and funding to those prosecuting crimes of violence motivated by prejudice and based on a victim’s race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability, but it also stands the federal government behind local prosecutors, looking their over shoulders sometimes, making sure they prosecute such crimes to the fullest extent of existing state laws as well.

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What chance does everyone think it will pass this year?