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US man who pleaded guilty to hate crime ordered to write essays on racism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/21/oregon-hate-crime-racism-essays-plea-dealUS man who pleaded guilty to hate crime ordered to write essays on racism
Jarl Rockhill also required to read Ta-Nehisi Coates, as part of plea deal for plastering a racist sticker outside refugee non-profit
Gloria Oladipo
@gaoladipo
Wed 21 Dec 2022 10.43 EST
Last modified on Wed 21 Dec 2022 12.40 EST
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The judge in the case, Christopher Ramras of the Multnomah county circuit, also ordered that Rockhill read Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and watch the documentary Myanmar’s Killing Fields, which concerns the Rohingya genocide in the south-east Asian country.
Rockhill was ordered to write 750- and 500-word essays on what he has learned, to the satisfaction of his probation officer.
The terms of Rockhill’s plea deal also include two years of probation, a written apology to IRCO, 50 hours of community service and a mandate that he stay away from IRCO buildings.
Ramras has issued similar sentences. In 2019, after an Oregon man told a Ukrainian immigrant to go home, Ramras ordered the writing of an essay about issues facing eastern European immigrants, the Oregonian reported.
