- June 9, 2020
Video by Chai Dingar
By Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery
How Was My Son Ahmaud Arbery's Murder Not a Hate Crime?
Georgia is one of only four states without a bias crime law. This must change. June 9, 2020
After Ahmaud Arbery was chased down and killed while he was jogging in Glynn County, Ga., investigators say, one of the white men accused of shooting him used a racial slur.
In the above video, Wanda Cooper-Jones, Mr. Arbery's mother, demands that these men be prosecuted not just on charges of killing her son but also for targeting him because of his skin color. Yet as it now stands, that can't happen: Georgia is one of just four states in the country without a hate crime law.
Georgia lawmakers can change this. They're going back into session next Monday, giving them the opportunity to decide whether to bring a hate crime bill up for a vote.
If we can't stop these hate-inspired attacks, we can at least prosecute them for what they are.
June 9, 2020, New York Times.
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June 9, 2020
