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House of Representatives
Session of 2019 - 2020 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: June 29, 2020 10:40 AM
From: Representative Ed Gainey and Rep. Morgan Cephas
To: All House members
Subject: False Reports to Law Enforcement Package
 
A white woman threatening to call the police on an African American man in New York after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. A video showing the police being called on an African American family trying to barbeque with a charcoal grill in California. Even in Pennsylvania, a group of African American golfers were told that they were “golfing too slowly,” leading to law enforcement being called. Within the last few months, a revolution against racism, police brutality, and inequality has gripped the nation. Now, more than ever, we have a duty to protect and serve our constituents and their loved ones. Reinforcing current law and holding employers accountable for employees’ conduct is necessary to move us forward on the path to equality. 

Proposal #1 – Our first bill aims to protect all Pennsylvanians from ethnic intimidation by increasing penalties for individuals who file a false police report with malicious intent towards another person’s race, color, national origin, or religion. 

Proposal #2 – Our second bill will encourage businesses to take proactive steps to discourage employees from filing ethnically motivated false police reports by holding employers civilly liable for damages resulting from employees’ violations of an individual’s civil rights. 

Please join us in co-sponsoring this legislation.


Document #1

Description: Proposal #1 – Our first bill aims to protect all Pennsylvanians from ethnic intimidation by increasing penalties for individuals who file a false police report with malicious intent towards another person’s race, color, national origin, or religion.
 

Document #2

Description: Proposal #2 – Our second bill will encourage businesses to take proactive steps to discourage employees from filing ethnically motivated false police reports by holding employers civilly liable for damages resulting from employees’ violations of an individual’s civil rights.