Biden Signs The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act Into Law

President Biden spoke before signing the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act into law and praised Congress for working to address the increase in violence against Asian Americans. "Hate can be given no safe harbor in America" he told lawmakers, emphasizing that "words have consequences" and "silence is complicity."

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#Biden #Congress #CovidHateCrimesAct

[TimeMachine]

Assault is already a crime! How about charging the criminals instead of democrat DAs releasing them with no charges?!

[Mikepepp]

Only problem is. Some peoples. Crimes won’t be categorized as hate crimes. Regardless of how much Evidence presented. 🤔

[scottdawson]

What's sad about this is that this law should have been a unanimous vote, but it wasn't.

Regardless of that, I'm glad it has been signed into law.

[KCNwokoye]

My beloved president who is kind, gentle, strong, empathetic, compassionate and wise.

[CASD]

They need more harsher punishment on repeat offenders in every state!

[jonathanstclair]

Well said from a great leader. He doing an amazing job as President.

[traildoggy]

It's weird to listen to a man who speaks coherently with a message of compassion, and not an orange painted lump giving a deliberately belligerent and aggressive screed against all things civil.

It's going to take a while to adjust.

[warpedjaffas]

Joe's right of course. Hate is a dead end. Interestingly it's the opposite to what Trump offers.
Quite a contrast.
Bravo!

[thomasdequincey]

He needs his government to invent that memory modifier gizmo from Men In Black to make everyone forget that Covid-19 came from Wuhan, China.

[equalityforall]

I am so proud to call Joe Biden my president:)
Who was the only member in congress who voted against the anti Asian hate crime bill?
Josh Hawley.

[atheist]

Only question I have is: Are we going to record data related to the perpetrators of these hate crimes or just the victims?

[bigg]

Wow!!! Hate is hate!!! What about all the Black people that have been dying in America for decades!! And no hate crime laws on the books!!!

[loreninglish]

Awesome, Thank God for a real leader for all the people. And all the hard working people under him that made this possible. May God bless them all.🥳🥳😉👍Thank you
President Biden ✌😉

[johnnydale]

This is a real President with a heart and soul, always thinking of others and not himself, o if only we in South Africa could have leadership of this caliber. God bless America and save Biden for many years, hate can have no place on this earth, true love can heal .

[williammorris]

So if I say something you don't agree with is that a hate crime now we live in the land of the offended

[eduardosmith]

Hate crimes should have been done 50 yrs. Ago

[NGMountains]

Go figure. A law that will ultimately be used to go after political enemies of both parties.

[classifiedsincebirth]

great to hear Asians will get better protection and hopefully better treatment. Unfortunately this bill will be considered racist when the accused are arrested.

[jayr]

A true Statesman, thank you Pres. Biden and to all senators who passed the law.

[richyp]

So glad Joe has had a change of heart. It wasn't long ago that he didn't want his children growing up in a racial jungle.