allow for this mechanism.
amy: louisiana governor john bel
edwards has signed a so-called
"blue lives matter" law, which
expands the state's hate-crimes
statute to add pololice officer,
as well as firefighters and emas
personnel to the list.
the new law is the first of its
kind in the country.
it's signing sparked outrage by
civil rights groups.
louisiana naacp president ernest
johnson said --
"hate crimes law is based upon a
history of discrimination
against certain groups of
people, and a bill like this
just tries to water down that
reality, because there is not a
history of discrimination
against police and
firefighters."
in new york, a new lawsuit
accuses the new york police
department of intentionally
profiling and harassing people
who live on the streets.
the suit was filed by the aclu
and the group picture the
homeless.
it says the nypd is engaging in
discriminatory policing by
targeting people who live on the
streets with so-called move
along orders, in which officers
tell...