Hate crime News

Abuse against goths and punks is now a hate crime in Manchester

A police force in Manchester, England, will now start treating violence and abuse against goths and punks as hate crimes.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 5 comments

NGO's cite opposition to mosque building as Islamaphobic

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) has called on the EU to recognise Islamophobia as a specific form of racism. ENAR claims that opposition to mosque building projects is a sign of hatred towards Muslims and is a manifestation of Islamophobia.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 16 comments

Video NSFW: Hitchhiker with hatchet saves hate crime victim

Fresno - A homeless hitchhiker identified only as Kai came to the rescue wielding a hatchet after a 54-year old man claiming to be Jesus Christ ran his truck into a PG&E worker.

In the Media by Angela Harris - 2 comments

Small town church has $50,000 worth of vandalism

Medical Lake - A small town church in Eastern Washington was vandalized and left tens of thousands of dollars in damages. No clear suspects yet.

In the Media by Star Garcia

Vandals draw Hitler-style mustache on nativity baby Jesus

Huntington Beach - Police in a Southern California city are searching for those responsible for drawing a Hitler-style mustache on the baby Jesus in Nativity scenes at a Catholic church and a home three blocks away.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan - 2 comments

Alabama woman savagely beaten, allegedly by girlfriend's brother

Mobile - Friends and family of a young Alabama woman who was brutally beaten, allegedly by her girlfriend's brother, on Thanksgiving claim she was attacked because the man did not approve of their lesbian relationship.

In the Media by Brett Wilkins - 1 comment

Calling someone 'fatty' could become a hate crime

A parliamentary report has recommended adding "appearance-based discrimination" to the Equalities Act, thus resulting in calling someone a "fatty" a hate crime.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 9 comments

Op-Ed: Pastor Sean Harris, remember his name

Fayetteville - Pastor Sean Harris of North Carolina makes news regarding his remarks advocating abuse by parents of children who exhibit homosexual tendencies. His sermon was in reference to the Amendment to Ban Same-Sex Marriage in N.C.

In the Media by Erin P. Capuano - 4 comments

Op-Ed: More hate crime nonsense — This time black on white

Chicago - The Trayvon Martin case has claimed another victim, a white youth has been viciously assaulted in Chicago by two black ones in a bizarre revenge attack.

In the Media by Alexander Baron - 4 comments