Hate Crimes
Hate Crimes. What are hate crimes? According to a recent psychology web page a hate crime is classified as “criminal actions intended to harm people because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or other minority group status” (Herek PhD 1). This is a problem that exists all over the world stretching from the United States to Australia. Also referred to as bias crimes, hate crimes are said to be one of the most horrid forms of discrimination and acts of violence known to man. Honky, Nigger, Cracker, Spic, Queer, Whop, these words are just some of the racial slang that provokes racism in the twenty-first century. Hate crimes are special forms of criminal violence that need a considerable amount of special attention drawn to them. Treating these crimes like every other criminal act is an ignorant non-problem solving way to deal with this astonishing bigotry.The motivations for hate crimes are broken down into three categories; thrill, defensive, and mission. The thrill version of hate crimes is based on the excitement of committing an act. “Thrill hate crimes are committed by offenders who are looking for excitement and attack victims for the fun of it” (Mooney 212). These predators feed on innocent by
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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