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This county just made cat-calling a hate crime

Catcalling is now a hate crime in one county. The local police department defines a “misogyny hate crime” as criminal behavior “towards a woman by men simply because they are a woman.” That includes sexist verbal abuse and street harassment. But perhaps unsurprisingly, men in the town are bombarding police with outraged comments.

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