Marginalized groups have not always been able to trust law-enforcement officers given a history of brutality and oppression, notes Wolfe of the Vermont Pride Center. From police brutality to empathy for LGBTQ+ persons The Office of the Attorney General will host a ‘Forum for a Hate-Free Vermont’ in White River Junction at Hartford High School on Saturday, June 13 from 5:30 p.m. “We have to come together.” White River Junction forum on hate crimes “It’s going to have to be a multifaceted approach to deal with hate and intolerance in Vermont,” he said. Without public input, government agencies are limited in what they can do, said Thompson, the assistant attorney general. It shows that we still have a long way to go collectively,” said Murad, the Burlington deputy police chief. “But we have come a long way as well, and I think that our police response is indicative of that.”Īt the state level, the Attorney General's Office urges community members to become invested in protections for groups that face discrimination. “Hate crime is a terrible way to begin Pride Month.

The flag-burning incident has proved sobering to a city police department seeking to support marginalized communities better.