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British police treat attacks on goths as ‘hate crimes’
A British police force on Thursday began recording attacks on goths and punks as “hate crimes” similar to those suffered by people targeted because of their race, religion or sexual orientation. Police in Manchester, northwest England, said the new policy would allow them to better protect goths, easily identified on…
Amish leader sentenced to 15 years for beard-cutting attacks
The leader of an Amish cult — who allegedly ordered followers to forcibly cut the beards and hair of those who criticized his leadership — was sentenced to 15 years in prison, reported the Associated Press. The 67-year-old Samuel Mullet Sr. was convicted not just of assault but of hate…
Five charged with hate crimes for kidnapping mentally disabled people
US authorities on Wednesday announced hate crime charges against a gang accused of imprisoning mentally disabled people in a decade-long scheme to steal their Social Security benefits. The charges marked the first time authorities have applied a federal hate crime statute signed by President Barack Obama to a case involving…
Missouri Republican: No such thing as a hate crime
Missouri State Rep. Paul Curtman (R) on Saturday denied that crimes based on an the victim’s race, religion, national origin, ethnic identification, gender, or sexual orientation were any different than other crimes. Curtman’s remarks were recorded by the group Progress Missouri at the Forum on Missouri Economic Prosperity. During his…
FBI data: Hate crimes against LGBT people on the rise
One in five reported hate crimes in the United States last year were directed at gays and lesbians, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation released Monday. Law enforcement agencies reported 6,222 hate crimes, down slightly from 6,628 in 2010. There were 7,713 victims and 5,733 offenders, according…
Amish sect found guilty of hate crimes in beard cutting
CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Amish bishop and 15 followers were convicted of hate crime charges in Ohio Thursday for a series of beard-cutting attacks against those they deemed had strayed from the faith. Federal prosecutors argued that Samuel Mullet — who considered himself a god above the law — unleashed…
Video: Dems ‘protect pedophiles’ but not the troops
Here we go, as the GOP knows its fortunes are going down the tubes, they have to resort to the usual bullsh*t lies, twisting the hearings on hate crimes legislation to suggest that Congressional Dems “support protecting pedophiles” and not troops. Of course the fact that members of the military…
The Religious Right: bearing false witness over and over about hate crimes legislation
Religious Right leaders’ portrayal of the hate crimes bill as an attack on religious liberty is false; it reflects a larger political strategy to portray equality advocates as enemies of faith and freedom. – Right Wing Watch’s report on the continual lies coming out of the mouths of bible-beaters, “Right…
Fed hate crimes bill back in the queue, more lame fundie lies
The Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) re-introduced hate crimes legislation — the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act — a bill that has bipartisan support. The LLEHCPA gives the Justice Department the power to investigate and prosecute bias motivated violence where the perpetrator has…
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