Hate crime

Hate crimes occur all over the United States all the time, and whether it be because of race, sexual preference, or religion, they always make an impact on society. For example, on September 15, 1963, four members of the Ku Klux Klan violently stated their racist beliefs against African Americans in the Birmingham Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama (“Birmingham Church Bombing”). As stated in a 2013 Newscurrents article, “The bombing took place because the church was a center of civil rights…

females. Matthew Shepard supports the saying that change only happens when a death is involved. While Shepard's death was tragic it does not stop the fact the gay community used him as the face of getting hate crime laws passed. It worked of course. In 2009, when Obama sighed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the gay community was finally considered one of the protected citizens of the government. In chapter 11, we focused on the military and how the DADT not only was not better than their…

Prejudice in “To Kill A Mockingbird” The act of prejudice is one that everyone experiences. Whether it be, a person who is distributing hate, or a person who is receiving hate, everyone has contact with it. Although it is present all over the globe, it is prominent in the United States. Both in the present and the past, endless acts of discrimination have taken place and left a monumental impact on the country. The effect that it leaves can be seen in the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper…

Hate It's a word we use daily whether we use it to describe the things we dislike doing the people who get on our nerves or the things we truly despise. Hate is a word we use daily and depending on the person and the situation almost hourly. Its gotten to the point where hate is not hate any more it's just major dislike for things that cause use strife in life. For example i will consistently say ewww i hate math when anything even slightly math related comes up in the conversation. Hate is the…

Introduction There is a problem that is looming over our society that not every many humans would like to talk about. Some say it is an epidemic, some say it is a women’s issue, others say it is not a problem at all. Just a problem made up by the media. Whatever the masses would like to say about it, the basic terminology is sexual assault or gender-based violence. There has been debate on the type of policies that should be in place for combating sexual assault on college campuses. Every…

The Hate Cries Prevention Act (HPCA) defines hate violence as a violent act committed to a person due his or her gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, and disability. (Iyer, 22) In We Too Sing America, Deepa Iyer states that the multiple “root causes that lead to hate violence” listed earlier are the “racist and xenophobic attitudes and beliefs we hold about one another”. (Iyer, 23) Iyer goes on to affirm that these root causes for hate violence is only reinforced…

Each year 293,000 people will be sexually assaulted. Out of a 100 cases of sexual assault only 32 are reported, only 7 cases lead to an arrest, and only 2 cases lead to an conviction. 98% of the rapist will walk free never being punished for their crimes. The Department of Justice and the FBI statistics say that 1 out 33 cases of sexual assault involve adult men. Sexual assault of a man is less likely to be reported due to fear of emasculation and embarrassment by society. The Department of…

aspect of hate is strongly touched on in Princess Mononoke “Look, everyone! This is what hatred looks like! This is what it does when it catches hold of you! It's eating me alive, and very soon it will kill me!” This is a quote said by Ashitaka, the quote sounds like Ashitaka is saying that hate is a curse. Ashitaka is well aware that if he doesn’t let go of his hate he will die but still he hates. I believe this is because hating is a part of being a human. Humans are so full of hate towards…

could not comprehend how such hate manifested itself in a country as devoted to freedom and equality as the United States. He was unsurprised. He asked what I thought of the recent hate speech made against people of color and religious minorities. Seeing such language defacing buildings was truly disheartening. I explained that the socioeconomic repercussions of hate speech were insufficient, that legal punishment was necessary. He disagreed. He went on to state that hate speech is inherently…

I hate this. Everyone has said it whether it be outloud or in their head. For example while writing this introduction I said, “I hate doing introductions.” What one person hates another can love. Different circumstances can trigger different emotions from different people. You could say you hate something small, but it is really not as bad as you say. Something big could have a smaller effect on you than it would for someone else. It justs depends on the person. Your background will affect how…