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Resisting arrest in Louisiana is now a hate crime - against the police
St. Martinville Police hope change comes with state's new hate crime law
St. Martinville Police Chief Calder Hebert hopes the law will not only save lives, but make offenders think twice before resisting arrest.
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Hebert is very familiar with the new hate crime law, having already enforced it since it took effect in August.
"Resisting an officer or battery of a police officer was just that charge, simply. But now, Governor Edwards, in the legislation, made it a hate crime now," said Hebert.
Under the new law, Hebert says any offender who resists, or gets physical, with an officer can be charged with a felony hate crime.
http://www.katc.com/story/34310586/st-martinville-police-hope-change-comes-with-states-new-hate-crime-law
St. Martinville Police Chief Calder Hebert hopes the law will not only save lives, but make offenders think twice before resisting arrest.
...
Hebert is very familiar with the new hate crime law, having already enforced it since it took effect in August.
"Resisting an officer or battery of a police officer was just that charge, simply. But now, Governor Edwards, in the legislation, made it a hate crime now," said Hebert.
Under the new law, Hebert says any offender who resists, or gets physical, with an officer can be charged with a felony hate crime.
http://www.katc.com/story/34310586/st-martinville-police-hope-change-comes-with-states-new-hate-crime-law
Police state.
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