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Category: Criminal Law | Hate Crime
The United States in recent years has experienced a troubling surge in hate crimes. Major cities, including Houston, face significant challenges addressing what has become a crime crisis. Hate crimes target individuals based on their race, religion, sexual orientation, or…
Category: Hate Crime
On August 3, 2019, a gunman entered a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and opened fire, killing 23
people and injuring 23 others. The shooter later told authorities that he had specifically targeted
Latinos and that his actions were motivated…
Hate crimes are increasing in America—as much as 44 percent in major cities.
Like the hate crime in Texas that got a 21-year-old man sentenced for 25 years behind bars.
His crime?
Attacking an Asian family in a…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Hate Crime
Terrorism is a serious charge in the United States. While some associate terrorism with planes flying into buildings or bombs exploding, acts of teror can take on many forms.
Today Americans must deal with domestic terrorism as part of…
Lynching has both a tragic and sordid place in American history. After a century of failed efforts, lynching is now considered a “hate crime” under federal law. Those failed efforts, and the fact that some would oppose lynching as a…
Category: Corruption | Hate Crime
Hate and the crimes it produces do incredible damage to the social fabric—what author and “values education” expert Nigel Cohen calls our shared values of “respect, kindness, compassion, trust and joy” that make society safe humane. For example, a community…
Hate-inspired actions can constitute a crime at both the federal and state level. It speaks negative volumes about our society that hate crimes even exist, and worse yet that they occur every state in all regions of the country.
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Category: Federal Criminal Law | Hate Crime
Hate crimes unfortunately have become a fixture in the United States – and there does not appear to be an immediate law enforcement remedy to the escalating numbers. President Biden’s Justice Department, however, has announced a hard-line stance in the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased paranoia, hatred, and violence in the United States.
In an October 21, 2021 article in Forbes’ digital magazine, business writer Robert Hart cited a recent Scientific Reports study that found gun violence increased during…
Category: Corruption | Domestic Terrorism | Hate Crime
On March 17, 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a report warning that “domestic violent extremism groups” pose an “elevated threat” to the national security of this country.
Of particular growing concern: white supremacist organizations fueled…
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