Hate Crimes
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Originally published | 1997 |
Authors | Valerie Jenness |
Genres | True Crime |
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ID | 2970961 |
About Hate Crimes
Violence directed at victimized groups because of their real or imagined characteristics is as old as humankind. Why, then, have "hate crimes" only recently become recog-nized as a serious social problem, especially in the United States? . . .
Burlington, Vermont, shootings leave one troubling question: Why?

... Mr Czuba has pleaded not guilty to Hate Crimes and murder, and faces a trial next year...
Vermont: Three Palestinian students shot near US campus

... " Ambassador Husam Zomlot, the head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, posted a photo of the trio on social media and added: " The Hate Crimes against Palestinians must stop...
California man arrested over pro-Israel protester's death

... Officials have warned of rising threats and religion-based Hate Crimes against Jewish and Muslim people since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October...
James Cleverly: Protests and asylum fill Home Office in-tray

... There is the risk that using snatch squads to arrest marchers for Hate Crimes could make public disorder more likely...
More powers for policing protests considered by government

... Police added while the march itself did not see such physical violence, other serious offences were being investigated, including antisemitic Hate Crimes...
London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue

... Investigations into other offences - including antisemitic Hate Crimes - continue, police said...
Rishi Sunak condemns violence on day of protests in London

... " The Met have issued photos of three individuals it suspects of antisemitic Hate Crimes during the protest...
London Gaza rally: Commemoration, protest, freedom of speech - and yes, politics

... The Metropolitan Police say since the horrific attacks on Israel a month ago, it has made a total of 188 arrests involving " Hate Crimes and acts such as violence" linked to protests in the capital...
Vermont: Three Palestinian students shot near US campus
By Thomas MackintoshBBC News
The families of three Palestinian students shot in Vermont on Saturday have urged police to investigate The Attack as a Hate Crime .
Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid were confronted and shot by A Man near University of Vermont Campus, Burlington Police said.
Officers are investigating a possible motive, but said they were wearing Keffiyeh - a traditional Scarf - and speaking Arabic when attacked.
Police are searching for The Suspect .
According to Cbs News , The Suspect is believed to have fled on foot.
Burlington police chief Jon Mura said two victims are in a stable condition; the third has suffered much more serious injuries.
All three victims attended Ramallah Friends School, a Quaker-run private non-profit school in Ramallah, according to Family Members .
Mr Abdalhamid, was As One of its students. The Other two have been named as Brown University student Hisham Awartani and Tahseen Ahmed, who attends Trinity College in Connecticut.
Reuters reported a statement from the families of the three victims, all aged in their 20s, released through the pro-Palestinian non-profit organisation Middle East Understanding.
They said: " We call on law enforcement to conduct a thorough investigation, including treating this as a Hate Crime .
" We will not be comfortable until The Shooter is brought to justice. "
The Shooting comes as the US deals with, including violent assaults and Online Harassment , since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 7 October.
Vermont senator and former Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders posted a condemnation of the latest violence.
Writing on X Mr Sanders said: " It is shocking and deeply upsetting that three young Palestinians were shot here in Burlington, Vermont. Hate has No Place here, or anywhere. "
Ambassador Husam Zomlot , The Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, posted a photo of The Trio on Social Media and added: " The Hate Crimes against Palestinians must stop. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com