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Calgary Imam Syed Soharwardy has long considered the police response to hate crimes a “black hole.” He and his congregation still report when they are threatened, but they have given up much hope for justice.
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Soharwardy himself reported a hate crime in 2014 after a woman in a sedan screamed at him to “Get out of my country,” and then accelerated toward him. He jumped onto the curb to avoid getting hit by her car.
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Soharwardy called the police but didn't learn much more about the suspect until two months later. They told him the woman was using drugs and battling mental health problems. They couldn’t do anything more than warn her against making similar attacks
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In the majority of hate crime cases across Canada, charges are not being laid, despite police reporting an overall spike in hate-crime offences during the pandemic.
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A Globe analysis examined police performance across the country and found that average rates at which individual forces solved a hate crime by charging someone – or “cleared” it, in police-speak – ranged from six per cent to 28 per cent.
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Police forces that devoted more resources – full-time investigators and community liaison officers – still solved fewer than 30 per cent of cases; others solved fewer than 10 per cent.
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Why aren't more hate crime charges being laid in Canada? @MikePHager, @hichenwang and @ianabailey investigate.
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