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‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business Hate crime statistics
Summary
The Chair thanked the Senator, and Senator Mullen continued arguing that hate crime numbers are comparatively small and should not be given disproportionate emphasis. He urged focus on broader criminality instead.
We are talking about an increase from 65,000 offences to more than 70,000 offences.
Comment on this
A disproportionate emphasis is being placed on hate crimes. Let us, by all means, have a law that is sensible but let us not pay disproportionate attention to what is actually a very small number of incidents. Let us instead focus on where the bulk of problems are in relation to criminality.