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Kv603 t1_j52uy1f wrote

Would be helpful if they released a bit more of a breakdown of these "reports" by category and disposition.

> > "We've seen an increase over the last several years, certainly in the number of complaints we've received," said Sean Locke, director of the Civil Rights Unit.

> > Complaints are also coming from people in the community, even if the act wasn't directed at them.

> > It's the job of the unit to look at the complaint and see if legal action can or should be taken.

> > He said that if the unit can't take legal action on a complaint, it's good to know about the issue because officials can monitor where it's happening and whether more outreach should be offered to those communities.

So what has quadrupled is the total number reports where the person calling in thought they were a witness to or a victim of hate, even when the act being reported was not unlawful?

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[deleted] t1_j534kct wrote

People being willing to report crimes isn't a problem, it's a good thing. Hate crimes have been severely under reported since humans and neanderthals had beef.

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Hungry-Big-2107 t1_j53l9up wrote

Yeah the comments here are mostly from armchair experts.

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Baranjula t1_j56q62b wrote

What do you think they call people who are actually experts at armchairs?

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vexingsilence t1_j55q5gz wrote

"Agency twists facts to justify own existence." That should have been the article, but it's WMUR.

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anarchir t1_j53yxkx wrote

I went to an event about hate groups on the seacoast this fall where a police chief recommended that more people try and report crimes as hate crimes. Anecdotally I've not seen much evidence of hate groups in our state so I'm skeptical of any statistics surrounding these complaints.

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burneruser_67 t1_j54rqzr wrote

If you have not experienced this you are lucky. Racism is alive and growing in this state.

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zetterbeauty t1_j5acka5 wrote

Is this surprising? We're in MAGAt country.

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