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We have seen the effects in Jacksonville. Confederate statues have been removed and parks renamed. The School Board is considering renaming six schools named for Confederate leaders.
The Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation and Empowerment (ICARE) is calling for a major change in the way police handle nonviolent crimes, replacing arrests with civil citations.
Though Sheriff Mike Williams has not commented, State Attorney Melissa Nelson said she supports the idea and has been in talks with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office about it.
The Asian American community also got some encouraging news with the overwhelming passage in the Senate of an Asian American Hate Crimes bill that will expedite the Justice Department’s review of hate crimes and provide resources for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year. President Joe Biden says he will sign it when it passes the House.
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The watchdog review also found that some advance intelligence offered a more alarming warning ahead of the day s events. Officer Sheskey was found to have been acting within policy, Kenosha, Wis., police Chief Daniel Miskinis said Tuesday, adding that he knows some will not be pleased with the outcome.
Chauvin s attorney said the footage from Officer Peter Chang s bodycam would show how another officer reacted to events as well as reflect bystanders reactions to what they were seeing.
Defense witness Barry Brodd, a former police officer and use-of-force expert, told the court that the defendant, Derek Chauvin, followed his training as he pinned down George Floyd with his knee.
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Anti-Asian violence is on the rise in the U.S. and Canada. Here’s what you need to know
The pandemic has been a dangerous time for people of East Asian descent in North America, and this week’s deadly shootings in Georgia has raised concerns even more Published March 17, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Before Tuesday’s shootings in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead – six of them of East Asian descent – the past year had already been a dangerous one for Asian-Americans. Incidents of hate, from street harassment to vandalism, have measurably increased since the pandemic began. U.S. politicians, past and present, are coming under greater scrutiny for the way rhetoric about the “Wuhan virus” h
Asian American, Pacific Islander community leaders in LA urge action against hate crimes
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) One of the ugly trends during the pandemic has been the increase in hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. There have been cases caught on video of physical and verbal assaults. The number of hate incidents in this country continues to grow both in numbers as well as severity, said Connie Chung Joe with the group Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, from 2019 to 2020, hate crimes against Asian Americans in Los Angeles more than doubled, from seven in 2019 to 15 in 2020.