Night Patrols in Rozzano Spark Legal Concerns
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People in Rozzano, a town near Milan, are doing night patrols. This is the third night in a row. The patrols are called ronde in Italian.
A leader from the church youth group does not like these patrols. He works in the Pastorale giovanile, a Catholic youth office. He says the patrols are not for safety. He says, "They are vigilante groups, not legal security."
The police are looking at this problem. They sent information to the Procura. This is the office that starts legal cases in Italy.
The police think there could be an aggravating factor. This means the crime could be worse because of hate. They think it may be racial hatred.
Many people are worried. They think the patrols are not safe or legal. The story is still happening in Rozzano.
Vocabulary7 words
- patrol
- a walk to check an area is safe
- ronde
- Italian word for night patrols
- Pastorale giovanile
- a Catholic church office for young people
- vigilante
- a person who acts like police without permission
- Procura
- an Italian office that starts legal cases
- aggravating factor
- something that makes a crime worse
- racial hatred
- strong dislike of people because of their race
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1. Rozzano, near Milan 2. Vigilante groups 3. Racial hatred
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People in Rozzano, a town near Milan, are doing night _____. This is the third night in a row.
A leader from the church youth group does not like these patrols. He works in the _____, a Catholic youth office.
He says the patrols are not for safety. He says, "They are _____ groups, not legal security."
The police are looking at this problem. They sent information to the _____.
The police think there could be an _____. This means the crime could be worse because of hate.
They think it may be _____.
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