Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006

[rodeodance]

Source: ap

Nov 19, 10:04 AM EST


Hate Crimes Rose 8 Percent in 2006

By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hate crime incidents in the United States rose last year by nearly 8 percent, the FBI reported Monday, as racial prejudice continued to account for more than half the reported instances.

Police across the nation reported 7,722 criminal incidents in 2006 targeting victims or property as a result of bias against a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin or physical or mental disability. That was up 7.8 percent from the 7,163 incidents reported in 2005.

Although the noose incidents and beatings among students at Jena, La., high school occurred in the last half of 2006, they were not included in the report. Only 12,600 of the nation's more than 17,000 local, county, state and federal police agencies participated in the hate crime reporting program in 2006 and neither Jena nor LaSalle Parish, in which the town is located, were among the agencies reporting.




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[KansDem]

1. How much did "hate radio" and "hate speech" increase during this time?

I think it would be revealing to correlate these statistics.

edited for typo

[Psephos]

2. Did hate crimes rise or did detection and reporting of hate crimes rise?

It's hard to tell from this article. I'm not casting doubt on the purported rise per se, but rather, pointing out that we need to be better at critical thinking, all the way down the chain.

[TriMetFan]

3. I do believe this.

During the past year I have been told to go back to my Country so many times that I have stop counting them. You see I'm an American Hispanic. And the thing is that half the time, these dumb people think I'm from the Middle East.

[Acadia Blue]

4. Suprise with the rePIGs in charge. They hate everyone who is not

white, or heterosexual, or rich, or not religious. Hate is what Nazies do best.

[AndyTiedye]

5. The Repiglican Party Thrives on Hate

[superconnected]

6. FBI reports hate crime were up nearly 8 percent in 2006

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hate crime incidents in the United States rose last year by nearly 8 percent, the FBI reported Monday, as racial prejudice continued to account for more than half the reported instances.

Police across the nation reported 7,722 criminal incidents in 2006 targeting victims or property as a result of bias against a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin or physical or mental disability. That was up 7.8 percent from the 7,163 incidents reported in 2005.

Although the noose incidents and beatings among students at Jena, La., high school occurred in the last half of 2006, they were not included in the report. Only 12,600 of the nation's more than 17,000 local, county, state and federal police agencies participated in the hate crime reporting program in 2006 and neither Jena nor LaSalle Parish, in which the town is located, were among the agencies reporting. justice protest

Nevertheless, the Jena incidents, and a rash of subsequent noose incidents around the country, have spawned civil rights protests in Louisiana and last week at Justice Department headquarters here. The department said it investigated the incident but decided not to prosecute because the federal government does not typically bring hate crime charges against juveniles.


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[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. Rush must be smiling..... n/t

[superconnected]

8. Since I was behind a truck on the freeway with powercord nooses that were

very obviously a symbol, only a few months ago, I'm not surprised the report mentions this:

"The Justice Department says it is actively investigating a number of noose incidents at schools, work places and neighborhoods around the country. It says "a noose is a powerful symbol of hate and racially motivated violence" recalling the days of lynchings of blacks and that it can constitute a federal civil rights offense under some circumstances."

[Demeter]

9. The Whole Damn Bush/Cheney Regime Is One Big Hate Crime

and we are going to bring these thugs to justice!