Hate Crimes Persuasive Speech

Your best friend is being put to death with her family right in front of you, you watch her sink to the ground . You are young and you don't understand, you turn to your mother and ask, “Why must she die,”, and your mother looks at you solemnly and replies, “Her family and her were Jews,they must be eliminated according to our government,”. You start to cry not understanding how people can kill each other because they have a certain region. During WW2 citizens were motivated to support the discrimination and torment of their Jewish neighbors because of their fear of the Nazis. Exposure to propaganda and media controlled by the views and ideals of the Nazi’s enforced their power and influence over society. Our own world today is highly involved …show more content…
Hate crimes are often committed by individuals who experienced exposure to one view bias teachings and media. According to ucr.fbi.gov, “There were 5,818 single-bias incidents that involved 6,837 offenses, 7,121 victims, and 5,475 known offenders.”. If a person is only being taught a single view their whole life it is easy to give them a justification for committing a crime against someone who opposes their beliefs. IN the news today many hate crimes are a result of racial-profiling. Since September 11th, there has been an increase in crimes committed against those with Muslim beliefs and the news seems to not only justify these crimes but reenforce the idea that that particular religion is a threat against all people. Propaganda in our world today is found everywhere, whether it be the articles we read, the shows we watch or even the teachings of schools our community is becoming unaware of its influence over our own opinions. Often people are misinformed about the cultures of certain races or are constantly shown by the news that one kind of person is dangerous. When people feel threatened by something they tend to react. Hate crimes are similar to the Holocaust because they both root from the same problem of unawareness and social bias. Instead of viewing their neighbors as people, in germany during WW2 the country lable Jew’s separating them from their individual identifies and striped them of their own ideas. When hate crimes are committed usually the individual victim is as part of a group that has been singled out by the perpetrator and many times the societal norms help reinforce these actions. In conclusion hate crimes today are often inspired by the same ideals and tactics that were presented to the citizens of Germany in WW2 that lead many to the discrimination and torture of the