Cuomo-Pushed Legislation: You‘ll Be Charged With Hate Crime, Face Prison Time If Your 911 Call Is ‘Based On Race,’ Unnecessary

Following a viral Central Park incident, Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing for a new law that would make it a hate crime, punishable by up to five years of prison time, to phone in a 911 call “based on race” that turns out to be “false” or unnecessary.

“We’ve seen 911 calls which are race-based, false calls. A false 911 call based on race should be classified as a hate crime in the state of New York,” Cuomo said at press briefing on Friday, according to The New York Post.