Utah Senator Pete Suazo wants to revise an existing hate crime statute that prosecutors say is so vague and difficult to use that not one person has been convicted under it since it was enacted in 1992. Yet statistics show a steady onslaught of reported hate crimes during that same period. Suazo says Utah must send a message to hate groups.
Geographic
Utah
04:29
I think it's time that Utah clearly say their hatred, their poison that they hope to spread is not welcome here, especially as we are about to host the world in about 365 days.
Geographic
Utah
04:40
Suazo is referring to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Although the bill does not list protected groups, Suazo says many colleagues oppose it because it implies protection for homosexuality.
Program 108
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04:04 - 04:28
Utah Senator Pete Suazo wants to revise an existing hate crime statute that prosecutors say is so vague and difficult to use that not one person has been convicted under it since it was enacted in 1992. Yet statistics show a steady onslaught of reported hate crimes during that same period. Suazo says Utah must send a message to hate groups.
Kat Snow
Utah
Hate Crime
US Hispanics
04:29 - 04:39
I think it's time that Utah clearly say their hatred, their poison that they hope to spread is not welcome here, especially as we are about to host the world in about 365 days.
Pete Suazo
Utah
Hate Crime
Olympics
04:40 - 04:50
Suazo is referring to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Although the bill does not list protected groups, Suazo says many colleagues oppose it because it implies protection for homosexuality.