Hate Crimes
Bates Leftist Coalitions said it has “no knowledge of the circumstances by which this act occurred.”
Jordan Burnette, 29, is facing numerous charges in connection with the incidents, including burglary, aggravated harassment, criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
Despite people shuttered at home during coronavirus lockdowns, 2020 still managed to record the third-highest number of anti-Semitic incidents since the organization began keeping track in 1979. The pandemic, said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, didn’t stop hate but “reshaped” it.
“From a security perspective, we are concerned that Jewish institutions are being harassed or vandalized for the third consecutive time in one week,” said Evan Bernstein, CEO and national director of the Community Security Services.
Five civilian leaders have joined, including Devorah Halberstam, whose teenage son was shot and killed in an anti-Semitic attack in 1994.
Benjamin Michael Garcia, 30, is facing criminal mischief vandalism charges and could face hate-crime charges as well.
They claimed that it was due to the continued mental state of 38-year-old Grafton Thomas.
The American Jewish Committee and the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council welcome the NO HATE Act, especially in this pandemic year.
The top three bias-motivated offenses most frequently reported in the UCR Program’s hate crime data set are destruction/damage/vandalism, intimidation and simple assault.
A husband, his wife and their 1-year-old baby were slashed by a knife-wielding man while walking in Lower Manhattan.
They comprise some 50 percent of crimes in this category with Muslims at 10 percent, and Catholics and other religions at 3 percent each.
“It is one of the most vulgar ... evil crimes that can be committed against an entire group of people,” said U.S. District Judge Raymond Moore in meting out the sentence.
