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Michael Yang Show, City Mpls, with Deputy City Attorney Mary Ellen Heng.
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Thank
you
for
having
me
I
am
Mary
Ellen
Heng
I
am
the
head
of
the
Criminal
Division
here
in
the
Minneapolis
city,
attorney's
office
I
have
been
a
prosecutor
for
Minneapolis
for
25
years
and
we
prosecute
crimes
that
are
committed
by
adults
over
18
and
that
are
punishable
by
up
to
one
year
in
jail.
The
more
serious
crimes
are
prosecuted
by
the
county,
but
I'm
happy
to
be
here.
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C
There
are
very
specific
factors
that
would
make
a
crime
a
hate
crime
if
the
crime
was
motivated
by
the
person,
the
victim's
race
or
the
color
of
their
skin,
their
religion,
their
sex,
sexual
orientation,
their
national
origin,
they're
not
from
the
US
originally,
even
if
they
have
a
disability,
even
such
as
being
deaf
or
blind.
Those
factors
could
make
the
a
crime
committed
against
them.
A
hate
crime.
D
C
Sure
Michael,
the
best
example,
is
an
assault.
So
if
you
were
walking
down
the
street
Michael
and
I
bumped
into
you
and
just
punched,
you
in
the
face
that
would
be
a
misdemeanor,
a
low,
the
lowest
level
is
salt.
But
if,
as
I
punched,
you
I
called
you
a
racial
slur
or
I
said
go
back
to
your
country,
something
like
that.
My
assault,
my
punch
of
view,
was
motivated
by
my
by
your
your
cultural,
your
your
national
origin,
things
like
that,
and
so,
if
we
have
evidence
that
that
was
why
the
person
assaulted
you.
D
C
Yes,
so
damage
to
property,
we
we
all
see
graffiti
throughout
the
Twin
Cities
and,
if
I
just
happen
to
draw
with
spray
paint
a
a
heart,
a
picture
anything
on
your
garage,
that's
damaging
your
property,
but
if
I
were
to
draw
something
offensive
or
write
like
go
home,
something
that
implies
I'm
damaging
your
property
because
of
your
national
origin
of
the
color
of
your
skin.
That
would
enhance
that
type
of
crime.
So
it
is
about
the
evidence
that
shows
the
motive
behind.
Why
I'm
doing
what
I'm
doing.
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Even
though
they're
gone,
you
should
still
follow
off
with
the
police
report.
That
is
the
way
that
we
can
start
to
try
to
prosecute
someone
is
we
need
that
police
report?
You
can
you
can
contact
the
police
by
phone
or
the
best
thing
is
to
go
to
your
nearest
police
precinct
and
tell
them
that
you
want
to
make
a
police
report.
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C
And
Michael
what
I
think
people
don't
realize
is
after
they've
made
the
police
report,
they
think
that
it's
going
to
be
sent
to
my
office
automatically.
Unfortunately,
that
does
not
happen.
They
will
give
them
a
blue
card
and
they
should
contact
my
office.
They
can
call
3-1-1
and
ask
to
speak
to
the
city
attorney's
office,
and
they
can
then
give
that
report
number
to
my
staff
and
we
will
review
the
case
and
see
if
we
can
charge
it.
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C
That's
a
great
question:
Michael,
it's
really
important
for
them
to
report
any
crime
committed
against
them
for
two
reasons:
one
they
have
a
right
to
be
safe
in
their
homes,
in
their
communities
and
and
if
they
don't
report
it,
we
can't
help
provide
them.
Services
hold
the
person
accountable
and
they
will
continue
to
not
feel
safe,
and
so
we
always
advocate
for
our
victims.
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B
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So
if
we're
able
to
charge
a
case,
the
person
will
be
it's
called
being
summoned
to
come
to
court
and
they
will
be
required
to
come
to
court
and
at
that
point
they
can
get
a
public
defender
or
they
can
bring
their
own
lawyer.
And
then
we
will
try
to
resolve
that
case
by
making
an
offer
for
them
to
probably
plead
guilty
and
have
maybe
conditions
that
they
have
to
complete
to
be
on
probation.
Whatever
we
feel
is
appropriate.
C
If
the
case
doesn't
resolve-
and
they
don't
want
to
plead
guilty,
then
they
have
a
right
to
have
a
trial
for
the
victims.
Things
that
we
can
do
in
the
court
system
is.
We
can
ask
the
judge
to
order
that
person
to
not
have
any
contact
with
them
with
their
home
at
their
work,
if
they're
being
harassed
at
work,
that's
a
very
important
step
to
help
them
feel
safe.
C
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Mary
a
follow-up
question
for
you.
If
we
talked
about
the
need
for
people
to
call
9-1-1
and
Report
and
the
follow-up
steps
of
the
attorney
the
city
attorney's
office
and
and
outside
of
criminal
charges,
the
Civil
Rights
Department
of
Minneapolis
can
can
they
also
file
a
discrimination
complaint
at
this
with
the
Civil
Rights
Department?
B
C
Yes,
our
civil
rights
department
has
an
investigative
Division
and
they
are
tasked
to
investigate
charges
of
discrimination,
and-
and
so
if
someone
does
not
want
to
pursue
criminal
charges
or
even
if
they
do,
they
can
still
contact
civil
rights
and
do
both
they
can
contact
civil
rights
by
calling
3-1-1.
They
can
go
on
to
the
city's
website
and
search
the
word.
Discrimination
and
there'll
be
a
forms
online
in
their
language,
or
they
can
simply
come
down
in
person
to
the
public.
B
Mira
Allen
another
follow-up
question
so
calling
the
police
making
the
report
connecting
with
City
attorney
your
office
to
to
see
where
it,
whether
it
will
be
charged
or
not
going
to
filing
with
the
Civil
Rights
Department.
All
of
this
it's
free,
it
doesn't
cost
them
anything,
and
this
is
the
service
that
the
City
of
Minneapolis
provide
for
all
residents,
am
I,
correct.
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B
C
If
they
can,
if
they,
if
they
will
charge
us,
the
best
thing
to
do
is
go
to
the
police
department,
the
police
precinct
in
their
neighborhood.
If
they
can't
or
are
not
able
to
get
to
the
police,
they
should
call
our
office
and
we'll
help
get
a
report
made
for
them.
We'll
have
the
police
get
in
touch
with
them
and
for
civil
rights
online
if
they
have
access
to
the
computer.
Otherwise
you
call
3-1-1
and
let
us
assist
them
in
making
making
that
report.
C
We
know
that
that
is
going
to
be
very
traumatic,
and
it
is
often
hard
to
provide
the
details
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
enhance
these
crimes,
but
it
is
very
important
that
they
advocate
for
themselves
and
as
hard
as
it
is
to
tell
us
what
the
person
said
or
what
they
wrote
or
or
give
us
that
evidence
that
allows
us
to
pursue
the
Discrimination
claim
civilly
or
the
criminal
charge
and
I
know.
Often
it's
embarrassing.
C
It's
hurtful,
but
we
often
find
those
facts
out
so
far
down
in
the
process
that
we
aren't
able
to
enhance
the
charge
and
I
think
the
best
thing
people
can
know
is
no,
it's
not
their
fault,
they
are
a
victim
and
that
they,
their
voice,
can
be
heard
by
sharing
those
facts
with
us.
So
we
can
help
them
and
take
the
necessary
steps.
But
I
know
it's
hard
to
do
that.
It
takes
a
lot
of
courage.
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B
C
Yes,
so
it's
the
the
as
we
kind
of
talked
about
in
the
beginning.
It
certainly
people
who
are
from
a
different
race
or
a
different
culture
and
whether
they
are
or
not.
You
know
we
have
many
U.S
citizens
that
are
second
third
generation,
that
look
like
they're
not
from
here,
but
they
are
U.S
citizens.
It
doesn't
matter
if
you
have
been
assaulted
because
someone
thinks
you're
from
a
different
country
or
a
different
race.
C
Even
if
that's
not
true,
that's
a
biased
crime,
your
sexual
orientation,
if
they
think
that
you
know
you're
a
man
but
you're,
really
a
female
it,
or
vice
versa
or
you're,
you're
discriminated
against
because
of
your
your
gender
or
as
I
said
your
disability
and
it
I
think
it's
important
to
mention.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
true
if
they
believe
you
are
from
a
different
country
or
of
A
different
race
or
a
different
gender,
and
they
assault
you.
Because
of
that
that
can
make
this
a
biased
crime.
B
Mary,
thank
you
so
very
much
for
coming
on
my
radio
online
and
and
share
this
very,
very
important
information
to
our
community.
I
I
know
that
a
lot
of
people
even
I
every
single
time
I
talked
about
this
subject
or
share
this.
Having
this
conversation,
I
learned
new
thing
greatly
appreciate
the
work
that
you
and
all
of
the
staff
at
our
city,
attorney's
office,
are
doing
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
residents
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
greatly
appreciate
your
time
and
thank
you
so
much
for
everything
that
you
do.
C
Thank
you
thank
you
for
having
me
and
I'll
just
leave
with
this.
If
someone
is
not
sure
if
they
have
questions,
please
call
my
office.
We
have
an
attorney
answering
the
phone
every
day.
We
are
happy
to
talk
to
you
answer
questions
we
may
not
be
able
to.
You
know
charge
it
we
make,
but
we're
here
to
be
a
resource,
and
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us
we're
happy
to
have
that
conversation
mayor.