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Hmong Leaders Call for Stricter Hate Crime Laws

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Hmong civil rights acitvists say they’re satisfied following a judge’s decision today/ yesterday to sentence James Nichols to 69 years in prison for murdering Hmong hunter Cha Vang. But they’re still calling on the state Justice Department to do a better job of enforcing the state’s hate crime laws. Gil Halsted reports…

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