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    Hate Crime Laws Racism and hate crimes have been a near constant in U.S life. From when having a slave was okay‚ to a rise in white supremacy groups: like the KKK‚ and on to today in everyday life. To solve this problem‚ our government created hate crime laws‚ where they then could punish those who persecuted different races‚ religions‚ and much more different groups of people. Are hate crime laws really necessary? Do they really make a difference? Hate crime laws are not necessary because hate

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    Crime and Response 12/17/12 Today I am bringing you to read this proposal I bring to you today as store owners. Recently‚ the stores have become worried because this mall is now the hotspot for teenagers and gangs‚ because of this‚ both violent and property crimes have increased 150%. The parking lot robberies are at an all-time high‚ and shrinkage reports indicate that merchandise theft is 20 times that of the previous year. Some of the things that will be discussed in this proposal to you

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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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    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 targeted

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    Research essay outline: Title: Anti-gay Hate Crimes in San Francisco Research question: Is San Francisco Safe for Gay People? Purpose: I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the SF Bay Area‚ and I will suggest some solutions to prevent or reduce the sexual prejudicehate crimes and any discriminatory acts. Introduction: - I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the San Francisco Bay Area‚ which people recognize as one of the foremost liberal cities in

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    Hate Crimes Harboring hatred for someone or something may not be illegal‚ however‚ committing a crime due to this bias is. Hate crimes are regular crimes committed where the motive is discrimination. Throughout history there have been many criminal acts which today would be classified as a hate crime. People have been victimized by hate crimes for a variety of reasons‚ such as religion‚ race‚ sexual preference or gender. Religious hate crimes date back to ancient times. A fire that burned through

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    disturbing image; the unfortunate result of a hate crime. What exactly is a hate crime? The American Psychological Association defines hate crimes as "violent acts against people‚ property‚ or organizations because of the group to which they belong or identify with" (1). The different groups usually involved include homosexuals‚ ethnic groups‚ and religion affiliations. Dr. Jack McDevitt‚ a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston‚ said hate crimes are forms of messages the offender wants to

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    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

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    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

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    An example of this would be the increase in hate crimes by “as much as 88%” This hate has stemmed from the age-old principles of American Conservatives‚ to hate any foreigners. “From the Italian to the Jews‚ Conservatives have always been unaccepting.” Hate crimes against Muslims have increased dramatically since 2001. Statistics say that hate crimes against Muslims went up 90% immediately after 9/11. These hate crimes played a very significant role in making Middle Eastern people

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