Pressure rises for state hate crime bill after Sumter teen is arrested

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com
Posted 1/18/22

The need for a hate crime law is on the rise after a digital message board in Sumter was altered to display a racial phrase on Saturday.

South Carolina remains one of two states without a hate crime law in the U.S., and Sen. Thomas McElveen hopes …

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