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    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

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    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

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    The problem behind rising rates of hate crimes has created a very controversial subject. Rising rates has brought to our attention the dangerous problems we as a society could potentially face. Over the course of the last couple years hate crimes have created a devastating impact on families and communities‚ but also because groups that preach hatred and intolerance could plant the seed of terrorism here in our country. Trans activists should focus our resources and attention on winning inclusion

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    they are most likely going to experience racism or hate at one point in their life for being “different”. Even worse‚ the group of people that they classify with is going to experience a hate crime that is directed towards them. A hate crime is motivated by race‚ sexuality‚ and other prejudice that involves violence. It is meant to target the victim’s entire group and intimidate them. With all the hate crimes still being committed‚ there should be more laws for them because it protects the groups

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    In 2017 you’ll think we will stop seeing racial slurs and hate crimes because we are overcoming it with intelligence and common sense‚ well no; There have always been hate crimes‚ but ever since Donald Trump was elected candidate for the presidency there’s been much more discriminating and racism than ever‚ and why is this important? Because who wants to live in a country full of hate‚ anyways reports don’t lie. For example‚ more Anti-Semitic incidents‚ they increased 86% in the first quarter of

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    Hate crimes and white collar crimes are two kind of crimes that are unique and require special attention. Though hate crime laws may have been just put into place a few decades ago‚ hate crimes are not a new type of crime it has been part of our society for a very long time now. Hate crimes are not just limited to crimes against people but it also extends to sacred objects. Hate crimes are sometimes hard to prove in the court of law because it has to show motivation mindset to do someone or something

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    Brittany Martin English 200 Professor Gane 21 March 2010 The Ultimate Hate Crime: Corrective Rape Throughout history‚ hate crimes have obliterated and destroyed the lives of people that have unknowingly committed acts of wrongdoing solely based upon the perception of certain hate filled individuals or organizations; whether it is based upon their sex‚ their color of skin‚ their religion‚ or their sexual preferences‚ they are unjustifiably hated for it. The deep routed anger cannot be easily

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    Should Australian parents be prohibited from legally smacking their children? For The short answer is yes‚ it should be illegal for parents to smack their children. Did you know that 90% of parents spank their toddlers at least three times a week; two-thirds spank them once a day? When a child misbehaves or acts in a disobedient‚ inappropriate‚ or even dangerous way‚ you want to show him/her that their behaviour is unacceptable and must change. Smacking may seem like a direct and effective way

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    Body Paragraph One Topic Sentence: This paragraph is about racial hate crimes. Racial hate crimes are crimes committed because of somebody’s color‚ or race. In one hate crime‚ A white-supremacist shot killed nine people at a church in Charleston‚ South Carolina. He was only 21 years old‚ and had walked into a church and shot African-Americans that had ages range from 27 all the way to 87. He had made sure one person was left alive to tell the story (NewsCurrents). A notorious white-supremacist

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    NOT-SO-GOLDEN YEARS: WHY HATE CRIME LEGISLATION IS FAILING A VULNERABLE AGING POPULATION. Mich. St. L. Rev. 387. Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Wang‚ L. (2000). RECOGNIZING OPPORTUNISTIC BIAS CRIMES. 80 B.U.L. Rev. 1399. Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Taslitz‚ A. E. (2000). HATE CRIMES‚ FREE SPEECH‚ AND THE CONTRACT OF MUTUAL INDIFFERENCE. 80 B.U.L. Rev. 1283. Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic Ginsberg‚ A. (2011). Hate Is Enough HOW NEW

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