Hate Crimes Video

NYSIR received permission from Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and Nassau County Commissioner of Police Lawrence W. Mulvey to make this information available to its subscribers.  The document highlights a new video on hate crimes and was produced by the Nassau County Police Department.  It features a number of local students and youths from Nassau County and is titled Hate – Crossing The Line.
 
Please follow the link below to view the video.  CAUTION: Some scenes are graphic; the video is intended for a more mature audience, and the message is powerful.  Your school resource, gang and juvenile officers may find it useful, as may principals, teachers and guidance personnel.
 
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The Nassau County Police Department is proud to introduce Hate – Crossing The Line. In the late summer and early fall of 2009, teens from all over Nassau County volunteered to participate in a plain, straight, uninhibited video about hate crime–teens talking to teens about what a hate crime is and the real-world ramifications of committing a hate crime.  The video visually demonstrates that turning hateful thoughts about a group into action is crossing the line.

It was produced for the Nassau County Police Department under the auspices of Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and Nassau County Commissioner of Police Lawrence W. Mulvey, and is part of an educational project being developed by bias crime experts and Nassau County educators.

It soon will be made available free of charge to all public and private junior and senior high schools in Nassau County. The video can be viewed by clicking on the video link located at http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us

For more information, contact the Nassau County Police Department Community Affairs unit at 516-573-7360 or communityaffairs@pdcn.org