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.
Speaker
Kat Snow
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.
Speaker
Kat Snow
04:51
For Latino USA, I'm Kat Snow in Salt Lake City.
Program 108
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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
04:40 - 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.