According to the Associate Press, The Jackson City Council has approved a hate crime ordinance. The city ordinance requires training and adequate resources to help Jackson police identify and document hate crimes. No specifics were reported but the ordinance was proposed by Councilman De’Keither Stamps with the
support of the Southern Poverty Law Center, city officials said.
The SPLC is most noted for its part in encouraging the the gunman to attack the American Family Association a few years ago. They also label conservatives and religious leaders as terrorists and extremists for having different views then they do. Most recently they added 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson to their list of terrorists for his views on same-sex marriage.
