Comments on: Trans activists hold protest outside police, U.S. Attorney offices http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/11/18/trans-activists-hold-protest-outside-police-u-s-attorney-offices/ the gay community's news source Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: brian http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/11/18/trans-activists-hold-protest-outside-police-u-s-attorney-offices/#comment-39272 brian Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:14:35 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=31803#comment-39272 Kudos to DC Trans Coalition and other trans activists, as well as the DCchapter of GetEQUAL for spotlighting MPD’s and USAO’s ongoing failures relating to DC LGBT-related hate crimes.

CM Mendelson and the COUNCIL could better fight anti-LGBT hate crimes by adding more tools to MPD’s/ USAO’s tool box. DC’s criminal *THREATS* and *STALKING* are not even considered hate crimes. Yet, everyone knows these crimes are frequently used by hate crimes perpetrators.

COUNCIL needs to address DC’s increasingly antiquated hate crimes law by adding DC’s misdemeanor and felony THREATS laws as well as DC’s STALKING law to the ‘designated acts’ sections of DC’s hate crimes law (Bias Related Crimes Act).

]]> By: laurelboy2 http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/11/18/trans-activists-hold-protest-outside-police-u-s-attorney-offices/#comment-39209 laurelboy2 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:26:43 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=31803#comment-39209 What gives? The police hold a meeting to discuss trans issues and grievances and no one shows up?? Lame excuses by Jason Terry. God helps those who help themselves, and the trans community is not helping themselves.

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