More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateReports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday.Overall, the number of reported hate crimes increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 percent increase in hate crimes based on sexual orientation, and a nearly 9 percent increase...
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Oklahoma state senator plans to offer a bill in the spring legislative session that would give the state of Oklahoma the power to opt out of federal requirements for carrying out the newly amended hate crimes law.State Sen. Steve Russell, R-Oklahoma City, said the newly passed Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which extends hate crimes law protections to include actual...
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Jordan has reportedly urged those who hate her to attack her on the popular micro-blogging website Twitter.The glamour girl a.k.a Katie Price evoked much criticism over her wild antics and bitter split from former husband Peter Andre.The 31-year-old, who is presently dating cross dresser beau Alex Reid, allegedly came up with the bizarre online rants after attending a bash in Surrey, reports The Sun.She...
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 Katrina says she hates being...
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American Psychological Association Applauds Congress For Passage Of Matthew Shepard And James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention ActThe American Psychological Association applauded Congress on Friday for passing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act, a measure that will strengthen the nation's response to bias-motivated crimes by providing new authority for federal officials...
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I’ve given the matter a great deal of thought all week, and I’m afraid I’ve decided that it’s no good putting Peter Mandelson in a prison. I’m afraid he will have to be tied to the front of a van and driven round the country until he isn’t alive any more.He announced last week that middle-class children will simply not be allowed into the country’s top universities even if they have 4,000 A-levels,...
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Thackeray might appear in Bihar court today in the hate speeches case...
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Obama signs law extending hate crimes to sexual orientation, gender...
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view: Obama's signature on a federal hate crimes law extending protection to gays and the disabled gives equal-rights advocates a long overdue victory, a gay college student who was kidnapped, pistol-whipped and left to die tied to a fence in freezing weather on a Wyoming ranch in 1998. In the years since, Congress has made several attempts to expand federal hate crimes laws to include violence based...
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'Handball' accused Henry has first taste of crowd hate after World Cup qualifier shame < ');" class="size11 blue"> Rate'Handball' accused Henry has first taste of crowd hate after World Cup qualifier shameFrance striker Thierry Henry had his first taste of crowd hate after his World Cup shame, when he was roundly booed during Barcelona's 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league.It was...
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