701 incidents of hateful harassment since election day
The Southern Poverty Law Center has tallied the number of hateful harassments since the Trump victory.
Click here for reuse options!The SPLC collected reports from news articles, social media, and direct submissions from the #ReportHate intake page. The SPLC made efforts to verify each report but many included in the count remain anecdotal.
While the total number of incidents has risen, the trend line points to a steady drop-off. Around 65 percent of the incidents collected occurred in the first three days following the election.
Other patterns pointed out previously are holding too, notably that anti-immigrant incidents remain the top type of harassment reported and that nearly 40 percent of all incidents occurred in educational (K-12 schools and university/college) settings.
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labman57 November 19th, 2016 at 12:32
All of these recent heinous acts by DEPLORABLE Trump supporters against Muslims, African Americans, Latinos, gays, and anyone publicly speaking out against Donnie’s administration-to-be … will form a key portion of Trump’s legacy.
Red Mann November 19th, 2016 at 13:53
I think tRump is well on his way to becoming the worst President in US history. He’ll make even Old Hickory look compassionate.
bpollen November 19th, 2016 at 20:40
Jackson was such a peach…
amersham1046 November 19th, 2016 at 17:47
There are too many ‘police forces’ in the nation that will file these reports at the bottom of the to do (maybe) pile