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    "When a person places the proper value on freedom, there is nothing under the sun that he will not do to acquire that freedom. “ – Malcolm X                                               The Dictionary When those of us are asked to think of the legacy of a man, who confronted

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    HATE Hate is it just a word, just a phrase or is it a little more than that? Did you know that every day at least eight black people, three white, three jews, and one latino become hate crime victims. Most of these crimes are committed by people between the ages of 15-24 years old. There is a “ time to love and a time to hate” like it says in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. We do have a time to hate to a circumstance, just not as much as

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    globalization on the rise, many immigrants are migrating to America to follow the American dream; however, many xenophobes in America are against this. They promote hate crimes, therefore, the destruction of other races and religions that are not like their own. Recent rises in immigration to the United States has seemed to spark some hate crimes around the country; especially after the September 11th attacks occurring in 2001. Many people today still have a hard time accepting this movement. A lot of white

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    considered hate speech of any sort that is considered detrimental to any group of gender, sexuality, race, class religion. Incitement seeks redress under civil and criminal law offences. Some may debate that according to the first amendment of the United States of America that we have the right to freedom of speech, however trial occurs when democracy insists on putting limits on how we can express ourselves and in what ways. Where must the government draw the line these words of hate encourage and

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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X was about one African Americans struggle during a time of extreme racism and discrimination to make a name for himself. Malcolm had many life experiences before tragically being shot and killed. He was a hustler in Harlem, a porter for a railroad, and was eventually a minister for the black Islam movement lead by Elijah Mahammad. Malcolm Little lived a very interesting life to become the man he will be remembered as. Right before Malcolm was born members of the KKK

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    Diversity, Crime and Prejudice Case Study Report Submission Form (Deadline: 2.00pm, Monday, 26th January, 2015). Read the Guide for advice on completing each of these sections of the report. These sections are expandable. Introduction Hate crime is a broad subject to begin with, this leaves it difficult to limit to a single definition. There is a single official definition for legislation purposes that cover the five strands of hate crime that are monitored within England and Wales. “…perpetrators’

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    analyze was written by PhD candidate Jo Morgan, titled “US hate crime legislation: a legal model to avoid in Australia.” It is plainly stated in the abstract section of this paper, that the Author, examines the the barriers to achieving hate crime victim status. This is a much more complex issue than the typical white on black hate crime. The intent of Jo is to showcase that there are groups of people who are the direct victims of hate crime, but that the American judicial system (that he feels Australia

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    lost because of one man’s hatred towards a certain group of people. The shooter himself dedicated countless hours to plan his attack on the club. Hate crimes happen all the time in the United States, too many. Many people lost their lives, the shooter was well informed on how to execute his plan, and this shooting was yet another example of a hate crime. In total, 49 people lost their lives, just because of who they were and a man’s hatred towards that. In this paragraph, information about some

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    “A Time to Kill” tells a truculent narrative of the brutal rape and attempted murder of 10-year-old Tonya Hailey in the southern town of Clanton, Mississippi. The first scene introduces us to the two perpetrators, terrorizing the primarily black community in a beat up, yellow pick up truck, fueled by booze and racism. As little Tonya walks home with a bag of groceries for her family, she turns around and is simultaneously knocked-out by a full beer can thrown directly at her head. As the nefarious

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    nothing. I am nothing.”(The Seven-Stage Hate Model: The Psychopathology of Hate Groups 2003) Hate groups, something even more vicious than gangs, are not motivated over money or goods but motivated by hate. There is one other thing that differentiates gangs and hate groups, hate group’s recruiting can rely on children. If they can influence one child into a hate group, that child can influence many others into what almost seems like a gaping black hole. Hate groups ruin the childhoods of many and

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