“In response to the spike of racialized violence against Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NYPD announced in August the creation of a permanent task force to address hate crimes against Asian New Yorkers and is considering other “culture-based task forces” for the future. As members of the Asian American community in New York City, we denounce the creation of an Asian Hate Crime Task Force by the NYPD. We do not believe this task force will make us safer, but instead put our communities (especially the most vulnerable) at greater risk.”
GAPIMNY co-signed a letter against the creation of the Asian Hate Crime Task Force. You can read the full letter here: http://bit.ly/copfreecommunities