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Last year I was appointed to the Governor’s Hate Crime Advisory Council and we just come out with our proposals.

Hate is a crime
State council advisory only, but new state police unit and FBI have the authority
Journal Inquirer
By Eric Bedner
August 20, 2022


With a large majority of hate crimes in the state and country targeting minorities, Connecticut has established a council to help address the issue, but the working group lacks substantive power.

The Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council, housed within the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, consists of legal experts, civil rights activists, and leaders of various faith communities.

The creation of the council comes as some Black and other minority residents argue they aren’t treated equally, particularly families of missing Black women, who have said law enforcement does not prioritize their cases.

So right now we are narrowing our suggestions to six and we will meet next month to review them.

State law defines hate crimes as intimidation based on bigotry or bias against those with physical, mental, or intellectual disabilities; gender identity or expression; religion; national origin; alienage; color; race; sex; sexual orientation; blindness; or physical disability.

A person can be found guilty of a first degree hate crime — a Class C felony — when the perpetrator “maliciously, and with specific intent to intimidate or harass another person motivated in whole or in substantial part” by the specific categories covered under hate crime laws, and causes physical injury to the victim or a third party.

A second degree hate crime — a Class D felony — occurs when the offender causes physical contact with a person in a protected category; damages, destroys, or defaces property of such person; or threatens by word or act to cause them harm.

There was also a new law passed last session to create a unit with the state police.

Connecticut lawmakers push to strengthen hate crime investigations amid rise of incidents
Hartford Courant
By Christopher Keating
April 15, 2022


With hate crimes increasing nationally and in Connecticut, lawmakers are pushing to enhance investigations by state police.

Lawmakers have been looking to force the state police to create a hate crimes unit, but the bill was delayed last year. In October, public safety commissioner James Rovella established the unit on his own, but a bill, passed 32-1 by the state Senate Wednesday, would codify it into law and essentially block future commissioners from dismantling it, officials said.

“Connecticut currently doesn’t have in place a uniform system of investigating hate crimes, nor any real-time, consistent sharing of information of hate crime investigations among law enforcement in the state,” said Sen. Cathy Osten, co-chairwoman of the legislature’s public safety committee. “This bill will ensure that we are providing our law enforcement with the resources and tools necessary to properly monitor, investigate and communicate with hates crimes investigations.’'

Notice the vote in the Senate 32 to 1. Who was that one senator?

The bill received widespread support from Republicans, including Sen. Dan Champagne, a retired police officer. Sen. Rob Sampson, a Wolcott Republican, was the only lawmaker who voted against the measure.

Does that name sound familiar?

Yesterday I wrote about a bill to deny us health insurance, back then he was a Representative in the House.

Most people don’t know what a hate crime is. It is not a verbal non-threatening attack, they can say anything and call you anything and it is not a hate crime. They cross the line when they make a verbal or physical threat or physically attack you because of a protected class.

A lot of conservatives don’t believe in hates crimes, they do think murdering someone because they are black or trans should be relevant but it goes to motive.

Take a bar fight…

If a person pushes a person in a bar and the other person falls over backward and hit their head… that is the lowest class of murder.

If a person grabs a beer bottle and whacks another person on the head and kills them, that is the next class up for murder.

Now if a person goes to their car grabs a gun and comes back in to the bar to shoot them, that is premeditated murder, the highest class of murder.

Suppose you’re in a bar and somebody say “Get out of my way you little Fa***t!” that is a hate crime because the motive was because the other person was a member of a protected class (bias against those with physical, mental, or intellectual disabilities; gender identity or expression; religion; national origin; alienage; color; race; sex; sexual orientation; blindness; or physical disability).