Chicago hate crimes have spiked to levels not seen in decades.
Imagine how many complaints there might be if Chicago started tracking "hate incidents," which can be a precursor to hate crimes.
"It’s not just having an argument with somebody. It’s something hateful. We had people give the ‘Sieg Heil’ salute for Hitler. We had people in the LGBTQ community that had all of their flags taken away and burned," Silverstein said. Against that ugly backdrop, it would not be surprising to see millions of "hate incidents" reported in Chicago."Incidents are a precursor to crimes. We’re gonna be tracking them and monitoring if they’re in specific locations. And if they are, we need to take steps to see where they’re coming from, do more research into what’s happening and try to get things under control before it turns into a crime," Silverstein said.
Chicago police officers who witness such behavior would be required to report a description of the incident and contact information for the alleged target and perpetrator to the city’s Commission on Human Relations. An evaluation of the effectiveness of city policies and procedures in ensuring that hate incidents are"comprehensively investigated, tracked and reported" and that"survivors of hate incidents receive assistance" from city agencies.
Ald. Andre Vasquez , chair of the Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said it "makes sense to find out when we have incidents that might lead to some more dangerous activities."
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