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 c
He said: "The reality is we serve the law. So if you break the law, it doesn't matter what you look like or what your ideology is, if you commit a terrorist offence, you should be dealt with under the Terrorism Act. If you commit a public order offence, it should be dealt with...
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"Take your mask off. Don't be a coward," Blakeman said. "This is a bill that's going to protect the public." "Any time we see any group trying to intimidate another group wearing masks, there's an ulterior motive behind those masks," hate crime victim Joey Borgen said. ...
There’s also proposed legislation to strike the death penalty from U.S. statutes and resentence the more than 40 inmates still on federal death row to life. Biden has given no indication he supports any such measures. The issue is a sensitive one for Biden. In 1994, then-Sen. Biden sh...
There are so many unanswered questions regarding the Sandy Hook killings that it not only boggles the mind but inspires anger and legitimate outrage. Even Lieutenant Paul Vance, head of the Connecticut State Troopers, admits that much information surrounding the crime is being withheld. [Clip: ...
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. ...