In January 2020, the top law enforcement agency in the state of Oregon launched a "Bias Response Hotline" for residents to report "offensive ‘jokes.’" Staffed by "trauma-informed operators" and overseen by the Oregon Department of Justice, the hotline , which receives thousands of calls a year , doesn’t just solicit reports of hate crimes and hiring discrimination. It also asks for reports of "bias incidents" —cases of "non-criminal" expression that are motivated, "in part," by prejudice or