A Woman Is Facing A Hate Crime Charge Over Stomping On A 'Back The Blue' Sign In Utah
Posted on AllSides July 15th, 2021
From The Left
A Utah hate crime case is drawing national attention after local authorities charged a young woman with a hate crime over allegedly defacing a "Back the Blue" sign in front of a sheriff's deputy.
Utah is one of at least five states — along with Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Hampshire — that list law enforcement officers, along with race and gender, in their hate crime laws' protected categories, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
Lauren Gibson, 19, is accused of stomping on a "Back the Blue" sign while "smirking in...
