The
city’s Department of Civil Rights clearly states on its website that it
only enforces hate crimes against certain “protected classes.”
A city official further indicated the impetus for the hate-crimes
hotline was the election of President Trump and that the targets would
be his supporters.
“Since the general election, many of us have experienced, witnessed
firsthand or heard of actions of: racism, xenophobia, sexism and
bigotry directed at people here and in cities across the United
States,” Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights Director Velma Korbel
wrote in a statement posted on the city’s website. “In no uncertain
terms, hate-motivated speech and actions have no place in Minneapolis
nor will they be tolerated.”
Korbel said the city’s tough stance on “hate” is reflected in the views
of its mayor, Betsy Hodges. Korbel states on the city website
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