Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced a
joint investigation between the New York State Police and the State
Division of Human Rights into the alleged hate crime in Wellsville, New
York. Earlier this week, it was reported that a softball field dugout
was defaced with the words “Make America White Again,” accompanied by a
spray-painted swastika. Governor Cuomo has directed a full investigation
into the alleged hate crime.
"New York has zero tolerance for bigotry,
fear and hatred, and those who seek to undermine the core values this
state and nation were founded upon," Governor Cuomo said. "I
have ordered a full investigation into this deplorable act, and those
responsible for this conduct will be held to the fullest extent of the
law. New York is one of the most inclusive and open communities in the
world – this type of behavior is not who we are, and not who we will
ever be."
In 2000, New York State enacted legislation
to strengthen penalties for hate crimes. Under the law, a person commits
a hate crime when one of a specified set of offenses is committed
targeting a victim because of a perception or belief about their race,
color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice,
age, disability or sexual orientation, or when such an act is committed
as a result of that type of perception or belief. Hate crimes can be
perpetrated against an individual, a group of individuals or against
public or private property. Also under state law it is illegal to
discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, ethnicity
and many other protected classifications.
Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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