Hatred

The human psyche is a careful balance between thoughts, feelings, and emotions; lean too far one way and we devolve into a stagnant race, lean too far the other and we become bloodthirsty murderers.This balance is a key to life, it is what drives our society and keeps us together as a community. Many emotions play into this balance, such as ambition, guilt, and fear, anda though one needs these emotions to give them motivation and boundaries, it often leads to rigourous competition and a…

What could go wrong as already gone wrong? It was two days before the senior prom and I received a call from a very raspy voiced lady, it was my mother. “Hello son”, she talked very slow with a slur in her voice. I could tell she was drunk, I wanted to hang up the phone. I could smell the blue can of Buzz light through the phone, and that’s when I asked “what now mom?” she replied “J’s tux shop has been shut down”. I hung up the phone that was it; my mom had one job to do and failed me again. At…

“Bond-villain you,” Veronica sighed, looking anywhere but near him. “Spray paint on my car, nasty notes in my locker, calling me things to my face and not my face, oh, the flat tires, the dedicated social outcasting, when does that Logan come back? I’m not- I’m not that stupid, that we’re just gonna start saying hi to each other in the hall, having casual sleep-overs, and then that you is gonna-” Veronica exhaled an exhausted, shaky breath, and ran her hair behind her ears. “Gonna what?”…

Hate Crimes Introduction to Hate Crimes ¾ - 1 Originally the FBI’s investigations of hate crimes were limited to crimes that were committed based on the victim’s race, color, religion, or national origin (“Hate Crimes”, 2017). Although after the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 the definition was expanded to included crimes committed based on the bias of perceived or actual gender identify, sexual orientation, disability, or gender (“Hate…

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…

Numerous studies have been carried out on the various factors of Hate crimes, focusing on different aspects such as, minority groups, social domains, and ability/inability in reporting hate crimes and case outcomes. However, contradictory results are suggested within this research topic because only certain aspects are investigated, such as, religious motivated bias crimes. Byers and Jones (2007), Hanes and Machin (2014), and Walfield, Socia and Powers (2017) focus on Muslim populations and the…

It was a busy night in New York City, many cars and people traveling through the bustling city. Sasha had just finished up a gig in a small club, before heading home for the night. Sasha knew walking home alone at night was risky, but she had no other option. Her phone had died a few hours ago and there was no way she would be able to hail a cab. So she continued on her way, anxiousness steadily rising within her. She knew this street was risky for the LGBTQ+ community, knowing many hate…

A crime can fall into many various categories. One of these types of crimes, is a hate crime. This type of crime can be defined as a racially-motivated, violent crime where the perpetrator targets victims of certain races or social factors. These crimes can lead to the most violence, and even death of the victim because the criminal is driven to cause harm or destruction. For example, hate crimes can have a extensive effect on an individual, and can lead to an adverse effect on a community as a…

From a social standpoint, there have been countless reports regarding the upsurge in hate crime and racism activity in the UK following the Brexit result. Before delving into the statistical figures, it is important to provide some clarification regarding the statistics. There have been various reports showing differing figures, however, this is due to the fact that the majority of news articles use information provided by either the Home Office, which only gathered data from England and Wales,…

Hate is an emotion that is meant to drive people towards a goal for themselves against others. Today, hate is something that is used to turn people against each other, spread by the media. In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, the society is almost completely based on hate and fear. However, the real world is more free to think for itself, instead of getting all information from a single source and letting the government tell it what is true and what is false. Some do believe everything they see…