The Michigan state House of Representatives passed HB 4474, making it a felony to “intimidate” someone of a protected class with inclusions for gender identity and expression. The fine can rise up to $10,000.
The Michigan state House of Representatives passed HB 4474, making it a felony to “intimidate” someone of a protected class with inclusions for gender identity and expression. The fine can rise up to $10,000.
To be found guilty of a hate crime under this bill, the perpetrator would have to intimidate someone in a way that is “malicious” and “intentional.” To be considered intimidation, the act would have to involve “repeated or continued harassment” of another person in a way that is not already protected under the Constitution, and “would cause a reasonable individual to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened.”
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