Utah student charged with hate crime for destroying pro-police sign
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A college student is facing a hate crime charge in Utah for allegedly destroying a “Back the Blue” pro-police sign after her friend got a speeding ticket, court documents show.
Deputy Cree Carter said Gibson did so while "smirking" at him in an "intimidating manner," leading to the charge that’s prompted criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union in Utah. "Due to the demeanor displayed by Gibson in attempts to intimate law enforcement while destroying a ‘Pro Law Enforcement’ sign the allegations are being treated as a ‘Hate Crime’ enhanced allegation," Carter wrote in the affidavit, citing the state’s law passed in 2019.
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