Hate crime‚ also known as bias crime‚ is a criminal act committed against a person‚ property‚ or society which is motivated by the perpetrator ’s bias against a race‚ religion‚ disability‚ sexual orientation or ethnicity/national origin. Congress enacted the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990 on April 23 of that same year in response to growing national concern over crimes motivated by bias. The Act requires the Attorney General to "collect data about crimes that show evidence of prejudice based
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STUDY GUIDE Hate Crimes Spring 2013 This study guide is offered as a starting point for your studies. It is not exhaustive. All topics covered in class lectures‚ readings and films may appear on the exam. The Hows and Whys of Hate Crime Laws What is a hate crime? A crime motivated by racial‚ sexual‚ or other prejudice How many hate crimes were recorded by the FBI in its most recent hate crime report? 6‚222 According to the Petrosinos article and our text‚ were there hate crimes before
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definition of a hate crime A. Supporting details- The origin of hate crimes in the United States 1. Subdetails- The purveyors instrument when perpetrating hate crimes A. Who commits these acts and why 2. Subdetails- The effects on the victims and society B. Supporting details- What are the repercussions of hate crimes 1. Subdetails- How are the perpetrators dealt with in society?
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Free Speech on College Campuses Universities are considering adopting speech codes that would put a ban on offensive‚ demeaning‚ and provoking speech. The developments of these speech codes are not necessary. Sheltering students from speech that might offend them is patronizing to say the least. Do college officials really believe the students are too weak to live with the Bill of Rights? The fact of the matter is that speech codes on college campuses are threatening students’ freedom of speech
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Is Hate the Opposite of Love or Is the Opposite of Love Indifference? Not long ago a friend asked me‚ “What is the opposite of love?” Immediately‚ I answered‚ “Hate. (Hate is the opposite of love.” I could not foresee how that very simple and universally accepted premise would generate a heated debate lasting two hours. You probably are saying to yourself‚ “How could he argue about the opposite of love is hate for two hours. I know were I in your shoes‚ I would be. So‚ imagine my reaction when
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key to make or adjust hate crime legislation. This has been a heated debate for centuries. I think more hate crime legislation is key to solving the ever-growing problem of hate crimes. The first legislative efforts to address bias-related crimes‚ dated back to the late 19th century‚ which was a response to the expanding Ku Klux Klan and segregation in the south. Such laws included mandates against wearing masks and hoods. The next wave of legislation relating to hate crimes resulted from the
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Rundown on Hate Crimes The Anti-Jews were standing outside of a synagogue chanting “kill the Big Noses” while Jews were inside having prayer. The term “Big Nose” is a stereotypic term used against Jews‚ making fun of their big noses. Verbal abuse is the first step to hate crimes. People who commit hate crimes should be tried with the highest charge possible and if found guilty‚ the most cruel sentencing possible. DEFINITION AND LAWS Based on the definition of hate crimes and current laws‚ hate crimes
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himself as a political dissenter. He does this to establish some sort of credibility as a free speech advocate‚ supposedly in contrast to what he will continue to speak about. While there is no mystery why he does this in my estimation‚ in so doing he perpetuates what I believe to be a fundamental misconception about free speech as it relates to law and the continued health of democracy. If free speech is to have any power at all‚ the ability to shout down ideas that have no value must remain. Freedom
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Hate crimes are done too frequently all around the world. Although‚ there are national and state level laws that supposedly regulate them‚ many people that are different than them. Many of these crimes come in different forms such as hate speech‚ mentally torturing‚ physically abusing‚ and even murdering. Aaron Day‚ one of the most influential writer for LGBT community‚ defines clearly‚ “laws in Russia”- shows how the government and some people in Russia treats homosexuals horribly. According to
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Hate Speech Essay In the first amendment of the United States constitution‚ American citizens are guaranteed the right to free speech. This is a fundamental right of American law‚ and one of the foundations of the U.S. Constitution. It is also the breeding ground for one of the most widely debated issues in America: What‚ if any‚ measures should be put into place to regulate hateful language? Most people will agree under one definition or another that hate speech is a socially deviant activity
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