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Residents urge Scranton to strengthen hate-crime response after downtown rallies
Summary
Speakers at the Scranton City Council public-comment period described violent incidents at recent local protests and urged the city to review hate-crime charging and pretrial detention policies.
Several residents used the council’s public-comment period to describe violent confrontations at recent local rallies and to call for clearer police and district attorney guidance on hate-crime charging and pretrial detention.
Angela Ramon, who identified herself as a Scranton resident, praised the city for defending its decision to fly the pride flag but said recent protests included violent assaults and hateful slurs that she believes were not recorded as hate crimes. Ramon said one woman was punched after a local rally and that the assailant had…
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