{"id":24733,"date":"2024-07-16T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=24733"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:59:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:59:25","slug":"what-to-do-in-case-of-an-act-of-hate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/what-to-do-in-case-of-an-act-of-hate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn what to do in the event of an act of hate in San Mateo County"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_24734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24734\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3.png\" alt=\"Learn what to do in the event of an act of hate in San Mateo County\" width=\"1280\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3.png 1280w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3-696x466.png 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/stop-hate-3-1068x715.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do you know the difference between a hate crime or hate incident? o What to do when faced with an act of hate in San Mateo County?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Listen to this note:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24733-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Viviana-4588553.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Viviana-4588553.mp3\">https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Viviana-4588553.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hate crimes and incidents seem to be on the rise in different parts of the country, driven by various reasons: religion, immigration status, sexual preference, gender, race, or even political preferences. But do you know the difference between a hate crime or incident? Or what to do about any of these cases in San Mateo County?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hate crime or incident?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to information from the San Mateo County Police Department, it is important to know the difference between a hate crime and a hate-motivated incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A hate incident is an action or behavior motivated by hate but legally protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if a hate incident begins to threaten a person or property, it can become a hate crime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some examples of hate-motivated incidents are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbal abuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Displaying hate materials on your own property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posting hate material that does not cause damage to property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distribution of materials with hate messages in public places.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A hate crime is a crime against a person, group, or property motivated by the victim&#039;s actual or perceived protected social group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some signs that a crime was motivated by hate are that:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The attacker chose the victim because she is a member of a protected group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The attacker chose the property because its owner is a member of a protected group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The offender made comments (written or verbal) that demonstrated prejudice toward a protected group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crime occurred on an important or significant date for the victim&#039;s or the aggressor&#039;s group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is organized hate activity in the area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>hate crimes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In California, people can be victims of a hate crime if they have been targeted because of their actual or perceived actions on the basis of: race or ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or association with a person or group with one or more of these &quot;actual&quot; or &quot;perceived&quot; characteristics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be noted that crimes motivated by hate can be prosecuted as misdemeanors or as serious crimes depending on the acts committed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be noted that if you witness a hate crime, you can call the San Mateo County Police Department at (650) 522-7700.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Take action<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local authorities suggest that if you are the victim of a hate crime, you should immediately contact local police, get medical attention (if needed), write down the exact words that were said to you, make notes about any other events, save all evidence (e.g., graffiti, eggshells, writing on the victim&#039;s vehicle), and if it is safe to do so, wait for law enforcement to arrive and take photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, try to get names, addresses, phone numbers and emails of other victims and witnesses, try to get a description of the suspect or vehicle from any eyewitnesses, and, if possible, contact community organizations in your area that respond to hate crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">County police are urging you, if you are a victim, witness or community member, to speak out against hate and intolerance, organize community rallies to support victims, offer support and assistance to victims, and ask public officials to speak out against hate crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, they explain that a human relations commission or hate crimes network could be established that includes law enforcement, local government, schools, religious organizations and community organizations, who can be asked to respond to hate crimes immediately when they occur and to promote prevention and awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note that if you are a victim of a hate crime in this state, you are protected under the California Victims&#039; Bill of Rights (Marsi&#039;s Law), which grants you certain rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, you have the right to receive compensation for your losses; to request money to cover your property losses, medical expenses, lost wages, and other losses; to disclose how the crime impacted your life before the defendant is sentenced; to obtain information about the criminal case from the prosecutor; to obtain court orders that could help you, such as a protective order to keep the defendant away from you, or one to pay attorney fees if you hired one to help you with your case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court may also order the defendant to pay up to $25,000 or more for violating your civil rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to know that California law prohibits law enforcement from asking people, including those reporting or being victims of possible crimes, about their immigration status unless the information is necessary to certify the victim for a U visa (victim of crime visa) or T visa (victim of human trafficking visa).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13209 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-696x696.png 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stop-Hate-1068x1068.png 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13208 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/StopTheHate-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/StopTheHate-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/StopTheHate-300x301.png 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/StopTheHate-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/StopTheHate-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/StopTheHate-696x698.png 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/StopTheHate.png 1007w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\u00a0This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.ca.gov\/services\/to-libraries\/ethnic-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California State Library<\/a>\u00a0in partnership with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdss.ca.gov\/inforesources\/cdss-programs\/civil-rights\/care-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Department of Social Services<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capiaa.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs<\/a>\u00a0as part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capiaa.ca.gov\/stop-the-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop the Hate<\/a>\u00a0program To report a hate incident or hate crime and get support, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavshate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AC vs Hate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12082 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CSL-Logo@400-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CSL-Logo@400-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CSL-Logo@400-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CSL-Logo@400-150x43.png 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CSL-Logo@400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/needs-of-redwood-city-residents-2\/\">Greater citizen participation: the key to ensuring that the needs of Redwood City residents are heard<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Escucha esta nota: &nbsp; Los incidentes y cr\u00edmenes de odio pareciera que van al alza en diferentes partes del pa\u00eds, ello impulsado por diversos motivos: religi\u00f3n, estatus migratorio, preferencia sexual, g\u00e9nero, raza, o incluso por preferencias pol\u00edticas. Pero, \u00bfconoce la diferencia entre crimen o incidente de odio? o \u00bfqu\u00e9 hacer frente alguno de estos casos [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":24734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24733","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community","8":"category-cover"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24733"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24753,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24733\/revisions\/24753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}