
Police, Jewish Organizations Warn of 'Day of Hate'
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Police and Jewish organizations are urging vigilance as extremists call for a Day of Hate.
White supremacists and neo-Nazis are trying to make Saturday the “National Day of Hate.” Law enforcement agencies and religious organizations are urging people to be cautious and report any incidents.
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Police, Jewish Organizations Warn of 'Day of Hate'
Clip: 2/24/2023 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
White supremacists and neo-Nazis are trying to make Saturday the “National Day of Hate.” Law enforcement agencies and religious organizations are urging people to be cautious and report any incidents.
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JEWISH COMMUNITY AND -- ARE IN HIGH ALERT.
WHITE SUPREMACIST TRYING TO RECOGNIZE A NATIONAL, QUOTE, DAY OF HATE.
AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US MORE WITH HOW THEY ARE PUSHING BACK.
>> WHETHER THERE IS A HOLIDAY OR A DAY TO OBSERVE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
TO THAT TOMORROW, EVIDENTLY NATIONALLY CHOCOLATE COVERED NUT DAY, BUT ALSO -- WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND THE AMENITIES ARE TRYING TO MAKE TOMORROW INTO SOMETHING SINISTER, AND NATIONAL DAY OF HATE.
HE IS APPRISED -- ISN'T SURPRISED THEY PICKED THIS SATURDAY.
>> THEY ARE GOING TO SYNAGOGUE FOR SERVICES, FOR BAR MITZVAHS.
IT IS A NICE DAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, DECIDED TO -- LET'S PUT OUR COMMUNITY ON EDGE.
>> WHAT EXACTLY THIS WOULD TRANSLATE TO REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
PLANS CALL FOR ACTION.
ANTI-SOMATIC BELIEFS, HARASSMENT, GRAFFITI, VANDALISM.
>> IT IS THE WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS THAT WE DEAL WITH LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE DAY.
YES, THERE COULD BE POTENTIALLY SOME INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED TOMORROW.
THAT IS WHY WE WERE WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, WORKING WITH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
WE ARE VIGILANT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> DAVID GOLDENBERG SAYS THEY HAD TO BE VIGILANT.
AS FOR TOMORROW, HE INDICATED THAT THE SYNAGOGUE'S TEMPLE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN TOUCH WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ASKING THE PUBLIC TO BE VIGILANT AND URGENT HEIGHTENED AWARENESS.
NO SPECIFIC THREATS , BUT MONITORING SITUATIONS.
SIMILAR FOR THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE .
WE CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY MONITOR THE SITUATION.
>> WHETHER THEY BE JEWISH GROUPS ARE OTHER FOLKS, I'M SURE THEY DO.
>> THE SAYING GOES, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
IF NEED BE, THAT MEANS CALL 911.
>> IN MOST CASES, IT IS EXERCISING HORRIFIC FREE SPEECH, BUT IT IS FREE SPEECH.
PEOPLE THAT GO BEYOND THAT, REPORTED TO POLICE.
THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, STATE POLICE AND CPD.
WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THAT SAME CONVERSATION.
THEY'RE TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
>> THEY SAY THAT GIVING ATTENTION TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.
IT BRINGS MORE ATTENTION , BUT THIS SORT OF ACTIVITY IS AN UNDERGROUND ANYMORE.
HATE CRIMES ARE A.
IN 2022, THERE WAS A 67% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.
>> THIS INFORMATION IS SPREADING CONSPIRACIES.
THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGH THE INTERNET.
WE SEE IT DURING THE ELECTION, WE SEE IT PLAY OUT IN SCHOOLS, AND WE SEE IT PLAY OUT IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
YOU KNOW HOW TO FIND A MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ANYMORE TO BE EXPOSED TO THESE IDEOLOGIES.
YOU LITERALLY JUST PICK UP ONE OF EACH.
>> HE SAYS BY DUBBING SATURDAY A DAY OF HATE , WHITE SUPREMACISTS MAY HAVE DONE THEM A FAVOR.
>> THERE ISN'T A MORE STARK CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO LATCH ONTO TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS TYPE OF THING.
TAKE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY.
TAKE THIS ISN'T OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I REJECT HATE.
>> AN ACTIONABLE ITEM THERE.
AGAIN, POLICE TO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE IS NO DIRECT CREDIBLE THREAT THAT WOULD ENDANGER ANYONE SAFETY.
THEY ARE ON ALERT.
FOR HIS PART, HE DOES PLAN TO GO ABOUT
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