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Local pastor urges Greenwood City Council to adopt hate-crime ordinance
Summary
Dr. Jamelle Brooks told the Greenwood City Council the city should add a hate-crime ordinance to give police an "extra layer of protection" and to signal the city will not tolerate racially motivated violence; council members said they will consider model ordinances at a future meeting.
Dr. Jamelle Brooks urged the Greenwood City Council on April 21 to draft and adopt a local hate-crime ordinance, saying the city needs an extra legal layer of protection for residents.
Brooks, in a public appearance during the meeting, told the council "our hair is on fire" to describe what he said is a rise in racially and class-motivated incidents in Greenwood. He asked the council to "implement the hate crime ordinance" and pointed to other South Carolina cities that have adopted similar measures as models.
Why it matters: Brooks framed the ordinance as both a public-safety…
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