http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hatecrime/ en-us Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:23:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2074741/posts UPDATED: Three people are accused in connection with a vandalism spree at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and School in Davenport that left dozens of broken windows, a damaged statue of the Virgin Mary and spray-painted vulgarities Quad City Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2074741/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:23:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062650/posts A Louisiana teenager who hung nooses off the back of his truck to intimidate a group of black civil rights demonstrators has been sentenced to four months in prison. WFXL.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062650/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:26:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2061045/posts ANDERSON, S.C. — On July 22, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department charged an 18-year-old gay man with filing a false police report after he accused his father of assault. In two reports filed July 16, Dwight Clark Ables accused his father of chasing him, punching him and hitting him with a bat after a disagreement over the son’s attendance at a gay pride festival, news reports in the LGBT media spread across the nation. According to the reports, the teen accused his father of yelling, cursing and swinging a bat at him when he returned home Sun., July 13 after... Qnotes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2061045/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:30:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060573/posts By Michelle Malkin  •  August 12, 2008 11:38 AM Remember the Jeep Jihadi who attempted to mow down students at UNC-Chapel Hill in the name of Allah two years ago in a botched attempt to “avenge the deaths of Muslims around the world”? He finally pleaded guilty this morning to nine counts of attempted first-degree murder.Hat tip - Bob Owens.Reminder: A suspect who is accused of hitting students with a sport utility vehicle at the University of North Carolina made his first court appearance Monday.Mohammad Taheri-azar, a 2005 UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, smiled and waved before his hearing Monday. Taheri-azar told the... michellemalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060573/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:20:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060171/posts A wolf pack of at least 30 thugs viciously attacked two hero ex-Marines in Brooklyn after they rescued a teenage girl who was being assaulted, police and witnesses said yesterday. And when the brother of one of the former servicemen tried to come to his rescue during the July 25 melee in Coney Island, he was beaten into a coma. The former leathernecks, Valentyn Olenyev, 23, and Boris Bukler, 22, Russian émigrés who served tours in Iraq, were walking a female friend to her parked car on West 23rd Street at 12:30 a.m. when they spotted two men holding the... NEW YORK POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060171/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053963/posts OAKLAND -- The former head of Your Black Muslim Bakery in Oakland and an associate of the now-defunct business pleaded no contest today to vandalism in connection with the trashing of two liquor stores in the city in 2005. Yusuf Bey IV, 22, the son of the bakery's late leader, Yusuf Bey, pleaded no contest to all eight charges against him, including vandalism, false imprisonment, hate-crime and civil-rights violations. He is expected to be sentenced to three years in state prison.Bakery associate Dyamen Williams, 21, pleaded no contest to vandalism and could face up to a year in county jail.On... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053963/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:59:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2053640/posts LANCASTER [CALIFORNIA]- A Lancaster man's pickup truck was vandalized twice over the weekend in an apparent hate crime that caused an estimated $9,000 worth of damage, officials said. Obscenities and a racial slur were scratched and marked Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon on the front, back and sides of a 2007 pickup truck parked in a westside home driveway . ... After he called the Lancaster Sheriff's Station on Saturday morning, sheriff's officials took photos and identified it as a hate crime. "The officer took two felony reports on it (the incidents) and he said it is a hate crime,"... Valley Press on http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2053640/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:44:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053182/posts Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Police evacuated the Christian Theological Arastamar Institute (STT SETIA) which is located in an eastern district of the Indonesian capital after it suffered damages during clashes between Christians and Muslims over the week-end. At least 1,500 students were moved to nearby police headquarters and a local Christian-based political party. The situation remains critical and further violence between opposite factions cannot be ruled out. Asianew.it http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053182/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053197/posts The fatal shootings of a father and two sons in San Francisco's Excelsior district June 22 were not road-rage killings and instead were motivated by the killer's belief that his targets were in a rival gang, the head of the police homicide unit said Monday. "We know it is gang related," Lt. Mike Stasko told the Board of Supervisors' Public Safety Committee. Stasko said the victims, Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons, Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16, were attacked because of their appearance. "Apparently, the people in the car were similar to Hispanic males, and they were targeted because of... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053197/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:24:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052590/posts A man who shot and killed two parishioners during a children's play at a Tennessee church yesterday attacked the congregation because of its outspoken socially liberal and gay-friendly beliefs, police said. The 58-year-old unemployed engineer accused in the Sunday morning attack at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, was driven to bloodshed in part by his "stated hatred for the liberal movement" as well as his hatred for gays, said Knoxville, Tennessee, police chief Sterling Owen. "We're certainly investigating it as a hate crime." Guadian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052590/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:18:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052568/posts Racial slur? So what! Two police officers say black chief didn't care BY JOHN MARZULLI DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, July 27th 2008, 11:11 PM Pace for News Cops Shelron Smikle (l.), 28, and Blanch O’Neal, 38, pictured here at their lawyer’s office, plan to sue NYPD. Cairo for News The cops say when Assistant Chief Gerald Nelson (above) found out they had lodged a complaint about a black sergeant’s N-word-laced rant, Nelson repeated the N-word. Two black cops who reported a boss for using a racial slur say they were viciously chewed out by an African-American chief in the... The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052568/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:43:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2052429/posts Britney Spears is reportedly slated for a role in a new movie based on the true story of two students who were killed after being carjacked in 2007. It's claimed that the troubled singer may make her big screen comeback in The Knoxville Carjacking Party - despite some reservations over whether she is up to the harrowing sex scenes involved. Entertainmentwise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2052429/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:44:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051396/posts Attacking a Jewish girl and the friends who came to her rescue has landed a Muslim man a one-year jail sentence. Mustafa Taj must also serve a year of probation following his release for what provincial court Judge Bill Cummings ruled was a racially motivated assault. "In this case, I'm satisfied that imprisonment is necessary," Cummings said in accepting the Crown's bid for a jail term. Prosecutors Ken McCaffrey and Inayat Jetha had sought a sentence of up to two years for the hate crime. Taj, 21, was convicted in May of attacking four teenagers the night of Nov. 3,... CNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051396/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:23:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048217/posts LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The body of a Christian teenager has been hauled out of a canal in Pakistan's second largest city Lahore after he was beaten to death there for courting a Muslim girl, BosNewsLife learned Friday, July 18. The 19-year-old boy, whose name was changed into Peter for security reasons, was murdered by the girl's father and two uncles in what they described as an 'honour killing', Christian family members and investigators said. Peter and the 19-year-old girl apparently began their relationship through mobile phone chatting, an increasingly popular way of communicating among youngsters across Asia. Interfaith contacts and... bosnewslife.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048217/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:20:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044104/posts I believe so.Folks, as you know already from my previous post, Paul Zachary Myers, a professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, has pledged to desecrate the Eucharist in public and has solicited help openly to accomplish it. The question now is, is this criminal solicitation and attempted conspiracy to commit a hate crime across state lines? I'm no lawyer, but I can read the statutes.Let us begin with a general definition of a hate crime. The one in the Wikipedia will serve: Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of... Vivicat! News, opinion, commentary, prayer and reflections from a personal Catholic perspective http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044104/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:04:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2043419/posts Paul Zachary Myers, a professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, has pledged to desecrate the Eucharist. He is responding to what happened recently at the University of Central Florida when a student walked out of Mass with the Host, holding it hostage for several days. Myers was angry at the Catholic League for criticizing the student. His post can be accessed from his faculty page on the university’s website. Here is an excerpt of his July 8 post, “It’s a Frackin’ Cracker!”: “Can anyone out there score me some consecrated communion wafers?” Myers continued by saying, “if any of... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2043419/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:28:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2042369/posts Orange County, FL -- One week after a University of Central Florida student snatched something sacred from church, armed UCF police officers stood guard during Sunday Mass to protect what Catholics call "The Body of Christ."Minutes before the Mass began, Student Senator Webster Cook returned the Holy Eucharist he was holding hostage in a Ziploc bag ever since smuggling the blessed wafer of bread out of the Catholic Mass service Sunday June 29.Carol Brinati with the Diocese of Orlando said the Catholic community was "concerned about the possible desecration of the Eucharist," and pleaded for its safe return.Cook, who was... WFTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2042369/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:02:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041485/posts A University of Central Florida student, upset religious groups hold church services on public campuses, is holding hostage the Eucharist, an object so sacred to Catholics they call it the Body of Christ. Church officials say UCF Student Senator Webster Cook was disruptive and disrespectful when he attended Mass held on campus Sunday June 29. It was during that Mass where Cook admits he obtained the Eucharist.... A church leader was watching, confronted Cook and tried to recover the sacred bread. Cook said she crossed the line and that's why he brought it home with him. "She came up behind... WFTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041485/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 16:43:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039524/posts Yet another hate crime (watch both consecutive video news reports) that gets very little reporting because the roles of perpetrator and victim don't follow the Jim Crow America image the media loves to portray. The graffiti scrawled all over this South Florida woman's walls included "White Bread" and "FTW," which I presume stands for "F-ck The White(s)." A Ft. Lauderdale woman's home was ransacked and vandalized with messages of hate, now police are hoping fingerprints left behind by those responsible will lead to their arrest. Brandy Cochran believes her home was targeted because she is one of the few white... debbieschlussel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039524/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:56:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038040/posts A drunken teenager who beat up a priest walked free yesterday after the judge accepted the attack was a 'one-off mistake'. Babul Islam was one of three Asian youths who attacked Canon Michael Ainsworth in his churchyard. The 19-year-old punched the vicar in the head while others kicked him ' one all¬egedly shouting 'f*****g priest' ' only stopping when passers-by intervened. His battered victim spent nearly two weeks in hospital after the assault, which prosecutor Carl May-Smith said 'had a profound effect on him'. The shop assistant admitted being extremely drunk during the attack but denied it was religiously-motivated '... Metro http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038040/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037635/posts Four black teens were arrested on hate crime charges Friday, after police say they threw rocks at a bus full of Jewish toddlers. Police say the teens hurled racial slurs and broke windows on the school bus last month in Crown Heights. The three girls and one boy are all 14 years old. No one on the bus was hurt. The case is the latest in a string of incidents between black and Jewish residents in Crown Heights. ny1 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037635/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:12:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037219/posts DEADLY BEATING: A Cleveland man died Wednesday night after he was beaten by a group of kids on bikes. 19 Action News has learned Anthony Waters was attacked in the 3000 block of East 55th Street in a heavy industrial area. Police say the suspects - ages 13-15 years of age - robbed the 42-year-old prior to the fatal attack. Investigators believe the random violence took place around 9:15PM - no witnesses have come forward but officials believe security cameras caught part of the attack. Waters originally refused medical treatment from EMS but his condition quickly worsened and he later... WOIO- Channel 19 News - Cleveland http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037219/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:08:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035409/posts We can't tell you her name but she was able to tell a jury about what happened to her. And her determination to recount some of the most incredible savagery ever heard in a courtroom is testimony to her courage and her desire to see justice done. The recall of a Columbia University student that unfolded in a New York City hall of justice on Monday was almost too hard to hear. The 24-year-old victim sat in the witness box with her jaw clenched and her mind focused, as she retold the unimaginable ordeal she claims she suffered at the... CityNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035409/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:33:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035296/posts PROVIDENCE - Anyone who resorts to bullying or harassment using e-mails, text messages, or other electronic means could face stiff penalties and even jail time... One of the bills would subject students who use any form of electronic communication to intimidate fellow students to the same discipline code as more traditional means of bullying, including verbal and physical acts of harassment. A second bill would outlaw "cyberharassment," defined as using a computer or electronic device to harass someone. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035296/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:23:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034733/posts In an astonishing stroke of irony, the New York Times has outed the name of the CIA operative who interrogated 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, over the objections of CIA Director Michael V. Hayden and a lawyer representing the operative. Agency officials and legal counsel told the Times that publishing the agent's name would "invade his privacy and put him at risk of retaliation from terrorists or harassment from critics of the agency." In an Editor's Note linked from the story on KSM's interrogation, the Times defended its decision by stating that "other government employees" had been "named publicly in... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034733/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:49:33 GMT