This new law is not only aimed at increasing the penalty for committing a hate crime, but also at making sure more people are reporting hate crimes in the first place. Many El Pasoans we talked to think this law is long overdue. El Paso's most recent statistics available on reported hate crimes don't show much of a problem for the sun city.
Police say people are often too embarrassed or scared to report hate crimes.
Lambda President, Rob Knight agrees and says that's why this law is so important. He believes, every hate crime that goes unreported is like a green light to the aggressor that it's ok to do it again. That's why we should all be concerned with laws that put a stop to those types of crimes. Privacy Policy Registered site users, to edit your personal profile, click here .