South Carolina residents call for more hate crime reform

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A second protest occurred outdoors the South Carolina State Home.

That is in response to the Clementa Pickney Hate Crime Invoice that’s stalled within the Senate. It’s named after one of many 9 killed within the 2015 Charleston church taking pictures.

“Nobody ought to should suppose or fear about being damage or harmed,” stated S.C. Home Consultant Invoice Clyburn.

Clyburn says the Home remains to be working with senators to cross the state’s first hate crime invoice.

“We’re simply certainly one of two states, perhaps a few states, the one ones that do not need a hate crime invoice,” he stated.

We reached out to SLED and located South Carolina has by no means tracked hate crime statistics, and 2021 might be their first try at gathering the info.

These numbers received’t even be out there till the autumn. It’s a special story in Georgia.

Sam Olens, Anti-Defamation League, board member stated: “We must always frankly give plenty of due to our legislature and governor for passing the hate crimes invoice two years in the past. On the time, we have been certainly one of 4 states that had not handed such laws.”

Because the Anti-Defamation League put out statistics saying anti-Semitic incidents in Georgia rose by 133 p.c in 2021, in comparison with the 12 months earlier than.

“A very historic rise of antisemitism all through our nation, to incorporate Georgia, with assaults each from the far left and the far proper,” he stated.

All of the extra cause occasions like Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day are much more necessary.

“Sadly, we’re presently headed within the unsuitable path, and we have to strive more durable with extra training to scale back the variety of incidents,” stated Olsens.

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