AG Curtis Hill writes op-ed calling for tougher penalties on hateful conduct following incident at Carmel synagogue

Attorney General Curtis Hill today renewed his call for legislation establishing steeper penalties associated with crimes motivated by a desire to intimidate or terrorize. Following a weekend incident in which vandals sprayed graffiti on a wall outside a Carmel synagogue, Attorney General penned a fresh op-ed.

In the op-ed, Attorney General Hill advocates legislation “that would significantly increase penalties for a broad range of offenses when perpetrators are shown to have acted ‘with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person.’ . . . For misdemeanors and low-level felonies, sentencing would include an additional two to six years. For higher-level felonies, sentencing would increase by six to 20 years.”

The full op-ed – available to any media outlet desiring to publish it – is attached below. As a courtesy, please email Deputy Communications Director Bill McCleery at bill.mccleery@atg.in.gov if you intend to publish this piece.