Constitutional Law
FBI Hate Crimes Stats Soar; Noose Use Not Counted
Posted Nov 19, 2007, 07:01 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
Hate crimes rose significantly in 2006, up nearly 8 percent in that one year alone, according to the FBI.
"Police across the nation reported 7,722 criminal incidents in 2006 targeting victims or property as a result of bias against a race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin or physical or mental disability. That was up 7.8 percent from 7,163 incidents reported in 2005," writes the Associated Press.
"The FBI report confirms what we have been saying for many months about the severe increase in hate crimes," said the Rev. Al Sharpton, who organized a civil rights march on Washington, D.C., on Friday. "What is not reported, however, is the lack of prosecution and serious investigation by the Justice Department to counter this increase in hate crimes."
As discussed in earlier ABAJournal.com posts, Friday's march also sparked renewed complaints about the way the so-called Jena 6 have been treated, among numerous other incidents of perceived racial injustice that came in for criticism. One reason for the increase shown in the FBI stats may be a white backlash against those calling for more attention to civil rights in Jena, La., and elsewhere.
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Posted by Glen G. Mayberry - 9 months, 2 weeks, 1 day, 14 hours, 16 minutes ago
Why worry about Jena 6? You ought to worry about the following: “Last Friday while walking along a street going to my Doctor appointment a man came along and said, “Hii! I’m Barry Goldwater.” The man wasa woman that looked just like him. The girls in the donut shop were sick because she said she was he. The people in the market where he tabbed his groceries were vomiting and the drunks and street people were drinking coffee. I reported this to the City Police and 5 minutes later they were on tactical. The Mayor of the City ordered thirteen Police Units into the area to maintain Peace. There was 25 more busses added to the routes in where I reported this person. They told me yesterday that they can not say what happened to him but he was not on the streets. They also told me that they were on tactical until 3:30 the next morning. So think about that?