COLUMN: What is value of hate crime legislation?Ruthanne FrostAndrew Kirk
The commission and control of crime are changing due to new media. Crimes are committed online, law enforcement investigates the social media accounts of alleged perpetrators, and questions are being asked about the responsibility of new media in crime control responses. Using four case studies, th...
While the sentimentality of a holiday to show gratitude for what we have is nice, we can’t denythe roots of Thanksgiving, which is why many Native American families and activists see the holiday asanything but something to be thankful for. The most important thing you as an individual can...
Sure, you can look at the person's history and the people and groups he is connected to, but I don't know that this is enough to determine a person's motivation in a particular instance. However, I think a dragging death can be called a hate crime regardless of the motivation. ...
"If you commit a hate crime, you should be dealt with under that legislation. "I don't think there's anything two tier about it. I think it's about whether you've reached that bar." Image:Police stand guard by counter-protesters amid anti-immigration demonstrations in Bolton. Pic: Re...
At least 10 states have legislation in place making nonconsensual deepfake porn illegal. The lack of laws against deepfakes is because most people are unaware of the technology, its uses and dangers. Because of this, victims don't get protection under the law in most cases of deepfakes. ...
Even Lieutenant Paul Vance, head of the Connecticut State Troopers, admits that much information surrounding the crime is being withheld. [Clip: We want the people in the community and the state and the world to know exactly what’s going on. But there also some issues that we need to ...
Republican Virginia Del. Bob Marshall says he is drafting legislation that would ban gays from serving in the Virginia National Guard. "This policy [to allow gays to serve openly] will weaken military recruitment and retention, and will increase pressure for a military draft,''he said in explai...
CJB Is 10:1: “Woe to those who enact unjust decrees and draft oppressive legislation” CPDV Isa 10:1: “Woe to those who make unfair laws, and who, when writing, write injustice:” DRB Isa 10:1: “Woe to them that make wicked laws: and when they write, write injustice:” ...
reimagined in 1983, starring Al Pacino—chronicles the rise and fall of a hot-headed mobster who is based on real-life gangster Al Capone. Big cities like Chicago and Seattle, as well as entire states including New York and Kansas, banned the film due to its glorification of crime and ...