BLUE LIVES MATTER LEGISLATION IN NEW YORK STATE: It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. Louisiana has similar legislation that went into effect August 1. I think the whole concept of hate crimes is phony. Crimes are crimes. However, the American Left managed to scream long enough to get hate crime legislation passed. So this legislation is short-term blow back with long-term roots. All lives matter — and no decent person ever said black lives don’t matter.