The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents
The Armed Forces branch said it will review an upcoming policy change on swastikas and nooses after a Washington Post exposé that the Department of Homeland Security called “fake crap.”
Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday said hate symbols including swastikas and nooses remain prohibited despite policy removing "hate incident" terminology.
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By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change which downplayed their display as merely “potentially divisive.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses
The Coast Guard clarified its policy, after it reclassified displays of swastikas, nooses and hate symbols as "potentially divisive" rather than "hate incidents."
The US Coast Guard denied a bombshell Washington Post report that claimed it was revising its policies to reclassify hate symbols, including the swastika and Confederate flag, as "potentially divisive" symbols.
USCG stressed that the symbols will remain prohibited. Updated policy seen by the service as way to strengthen reporting, investigation and prosecution.
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as “potentially divisive” — a term that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates.
The new order came hours after The Washington Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
