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Community leaders call for action on anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver

The city has recorded 15 such incidents since the start of this year. Deputy chief Howard Chow said he wants to reassure the larger Asian community that police are prioritizing investigating the incidents. He also urged citizens to intervene when they see racist incidents occurring. “Sometimes we as police leaders are reluctant to say this but intervene,” he said. “If you think it’s safe to do so, if you’re comfortable with it, intervene.” Police in B.C. do not have the ability to recommend hate crimes charges under the Criminal Code. It is a sentencing provision that is applied by the courts if a person is convicted of a Criminal Code offence.

Anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver spur call for action

#1334 of 1336 articles from the Special Report: Coronavirus in Canada People shop in Chinatown in Vancouver on Friday, February 5, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver and North America suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider society. The comments came Thursday during a roundtable discussion on anti-Asian hate crimes hosted by the Vancouver Police Board. Carol Lee, chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, said people of Asian heritage are excluded from areas of power in the city. Get top stories in your inbox.

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