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In reply to the discussion: Man Beaten By Mob In Detroit After Hitting Boy With Truck: Was It A Hate Crime? [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)23. Here is the definition of a Federal hate crime:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crime
In both crime and law, hate crime (also known as bias-motivated crime[citation needed]) is a usually violent, prejudice motivated crime that occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. Examples of such groups include but are not limited to: ethnicity, gender identity, language, nationality, physical appearance, religion, or sexual orientation.
"Hate crime" generally refers to criminal acts that are seen to have been motivated by bias against one or more of the types above, or of their derivatives. Incidents may involve physical assault, damage to property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults, or offensive graffiti or letters (hate mail).
A hate crime law is a law intended to deter bias-motivated violence. Hate crime laws are distinct from laws against hate speech in that hate crime laws enhance the penalties associated with conduct that is already criminal under other laws, while hate speech laws criminalize a category of speech.
And in the state of Michigan:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/Bd-HateCrime07_263709_7.pdf
Hate crime incidents are identified on the motivation of the offender(s). Law enforcement investigations determine the objective facts to lead to a reasonable conclusion that the offenders actions were motivated by bias against a racial, religious, ethnic/national origin, mental/physical disability, or sexual-orientation group. Accurate data collection of hate crimes depends heavily on proper training of law enforcement to recognize such incidents and the cooperation and desire of communities/victims to report these incidents to law enforcement.
And here are some numbers for these crimes, by bias group, reported by the State of Michigan in 2007
Michigan incident crime reporting
Totals by Bias Motivation, 2007
Anti-black 324
Anti-white 223
Anti-male homosexual 51
Anti-Islamic 46
Anti-Hispanic 33
(this is an incomplete list of some groups with higher numbers of reported victims because the format wouldnt let me copy and paste)
In both crime and law, hate crime (also known as bias-motivated crime[citation needed]) is a usually violent, prejudice motivated crime that occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. Examples of such groups include but are not limited to: ethnicity, gender identity, language, nationality, physical appearance, religion, or sexual orientation.
"Hate crime" generally refers to criminal acts that are seen to have been motivated by bias against one or more of the types above, or of their derivatives. Incidents may involve physical assault, damage to property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults, or offensive graffiti or letters (hate mail).
A hate crime law is a law intended to deter bias-motivated violence. Hate crime laws are distinct from laws against hate speech in that hate crime laws enhance the penalties associated with conduct that is already criminal under other laws, while hate speech laws criminalize a category of speech.
And in the state of Michigan:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/Bd-HateCrime07_263709_7.pdf
Hate crime incidents are identified on the motivation of the offender(s). Law enforcement investigations determine the objective facts to lead to a reasonable conclusion that the offenders actions were motivated by bias against a racial, religious, ethnic/national origin, mental/physical disability, or sexual-orientation group. Accurate data collection of hate crimes depends heavily on proper training of law enforcement to recognize such incidents and the cooperation and desire of communities/victims to report these incidents to law enforcement.
And here are some numbers for these crimes, by bias group, reported by the State of Michigan in 2007
Michigan incident crime reporting
Totals by Bias Motivation, 2007
Anti-black 324
Anti-white 223
Anti-male homosexual 51
Anti-Islamic 46
Anti-Hispanic 33
(this is an incomplete list of some groups with higher numbers of reported victims because the format wouldnt let me copy and paste)
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Man Beaten By Mob In Detroit After Hitting Boy With Truck: Was It A Hate Crime? [View all]
FrodosPet
Apr 2014
OP
Dontcha know only white people can be racist. Black people can't be racist.
DesMoinesDem
Apr 2014
#3
Dont think anything in the law that says it can only be a hate crime if the victim is black
davidn3600
Apr 2014
#6
A gang of many persons nearly killing the guy that stopped to help is a hateful crime
seveneyes
Apr 2014
#9
Sounds more like a case of rage but the people who beat him are truly scum
watchingoveryou
Apr 2014
#10
Imagine a white crowd in Pleasantville doing the same to a minority in same circumstance
seveneyes
Apr 2014
#11
"White people are the perpetrators of racism, NOT the victims of it"? What the hell?
uppityperson
Apr 2014
#15
Your post is both wicked and stupid, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2014
#22
Not prejudging this particular case; but the idea that a white person CANNOT be the victim of a hate
LeftishBrit
Apr 2014
#26