Hate Crime and Its Past Kristina Kay Gonzales COM/172 February 14‚ 2012 Dave Kubel Hate Crime and Its Past “Federal law defines a hate crime as whenever the victim is attacked on the basis of his or her race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ sexual orientation or gender; hate offenses are directed against members of a particular group simply because of their membership in that group” (Levin & McDebitt‚ 1993). Hate
Premium Hate crime
strongly disagree with crimes that are made depending on what the crime is. There is many types of crimes in our world nowadays. Some people get away with them and some do not. We all think crimes are different and may disagree with what crimes we think are more important. A few months ago there was a video of a man drowning in the lake while three men teenagers filmed the man drowning. You could hear laughing in the back‚ I thought this video was very disturbing. I consider this a crime in my opinion‚ but
Premium
Hate Crimes Meshanda Rolland-Avera COM/172 March 21‚ 2012 Ms. Valery Reed Hate Crimes Hate crimes are many different criminal acts such as vandalism‚ arson‚ assault‚ and even murder. Many hate crimes are based on an individual’s race‚ gender‚ religion‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity‚ and disabilities. Everyone can be potential victims of hate crimes. Anyone from any social class can be considered targets for hate crimes. If you or a group believes in a different religion or speaks a different
Premium Crime Police Criminology
not then it may result into fights or anything worst than that‚ could get someone involved illegal crime‚ and creates hate crime. This shows that schools should limit how students express themselves. One reason‚ is it could result into fights or worse than that. My evidence is that “it remains free to express any view about race‚ religion‚ sexuallity‚ disabillity or any other topic”(Do Hate Crime...). This shows that it could be offensive to people what one person is saying. Another piece of evidence
Premium
us under extremism. Religious diversity has been the cause of war‚ hate‚ and crime all throughout history. Nothing brings people together like sharing mutual passion for what they believe in. Similarly‚ it can tear even the strongest nations apart. At a time when most of us like to believe we are more tolerant than generations before‚ hate crimes and religious related incidents are actually on the rise in many places. This hate is often powered by an ignorance stemming from a stigma attached to
Premium
Crimes committed against an individual that were wholly or in part based on the victim’s race‚ religion‚ ethnicity or sexual orientation are all classified as hate crimes. Targets of these crimes include‚ individuals‚ businesses‚ or even society as a whole.(fbi.gov) “Hate crime legislation at the federal or state level takes on four specific forms: (1) statutes defining hate crimes as substantive offenses‚ (2) sentence enhancement‚ (3) statistics collection‚ and (4) civil remedies.” (” www.ncjrs
Premium Crime Police Black people
Hate. We all say hate all the time. For example‚ if you having an argument with your friend‚ you might say‚ “I hate you!” Do you mean it? No‚ you say it because you are mad. Also‚ if you are forced to do something‚ you might say‚ “I hate that.” Even worse‚ there are hate crimes because of someone’s color‚ religion or disability. The FBI statistics Report about hate crimes stated 53.6% were racial‚ 18.2% were religious‚ and 11.4% were against the disabled. These types of crimes have been going
Premium
When the Hate Crime Statistics Act was passed‚ signed into law and reauthorized‚ it did not include hate crimes against women as a class (The Leadership Conference ). Since there is no official inclusion of gender-based crimes associated with the Hate Crime Statistics Act‚ the statistics and tracking of increase or decrease of these crimes are not apart of federal law or the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) of hate crime and remain unknown (Criminal Justice). However‚ there are still various hate crimes
Premium Columbine High School massacre Firearm Gun
Was killing Billy Jack a hate crime? Explain your conclusion. Can communities or institutions perpetrate the attitude‚ and sometimes the actions‚ exemplified in the hatred as expressed in the above? The “Don’t ask‚ don’t tell” policy for the military has been dismantled. Is this good‚ or should it have stayed in place? Why? What of those States that do not allow marriage or adoption for the gay community. Remember‚ under Federalism‚ the National Government has only powers constitutionally
Premium Hate crime Hatred Sexual orientation
The history of hate crimes against African-Americans can date back all the way until slavery. However‚ I will discuss those more recent within the last 50 years. During the Civil Rights Movement some of the most violence acts against African Americans occur. 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed African Americans in Confederate states still dealt with inequality‚ segregation‚ oppression and race-inspired violence. In fact legally by way of the “Jim Crow” laws‚ African-Americans
Premium African American Black people Race