By Justin Wm. Moyer April 22, 2016 For many, “hate crime” means an act of violence perpetrated against a member of a minority group. But what about targeting someone because they serve and protect? Now, in the era of the “blue lives matter” response to the “black lives matter” movement, some legislators in Louisiana are
April 8, 2016 By New York Times Editorial Board Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a Republican Party fund-raiser on Thursday in Patchogue, a village on the south shore of Long Island, about 60 miles from Manhattan. This is a wretched development, a disgraceful provocation by the Suffolk County Republicans and their chairman, John
April 4, 2016 by Tracy Bloom A 24-year-old man accused in a hate crime assault against an unarmed African-American student and his brother in front of Irvine High School has been charged in the case and is due in court Monday, officials said. Christopher Qu, of Irvine, allegedly struck the man with a metal pipe
Several years back I worked as a legislative analyst where I reviewed and drafted bills on a range of topics. In doing this work it became obvious that human error and errors of political judgment would occur. Sometimes laws were passed that created unintended problems, in other cases that the piece of legislation had no
April 6, 2016 Counter-terrorism technologies and diverse partnerships are essential when dealing with terrorist threats in cities. The findings follow the European Commission-funded TACTICS project to create a better counter-terrorism system for EU member states. A new report has highlighted the essential role of counter-terrorism technologies used by diverse partnerships formed across all levels of security services, from
April 3, 2016 NBC Chicago, IL Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked the offices of the U.S. Attorney and Cook County State’s Attorney to launch a hate crime investigation Sunday after racial slurs, including the n-word, were heard on police radio channels last month. The Chicago Police Department began an internal investigation March 14 after learning
April 4, 2016 By Harriet Sherwood The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sparked anger and condemnation after publishing an editorial that suggests ordinary Muslims contributed to a climate in which the Brussels bombings took place. The magazine – which itself was the target of a terrorist attack last year – published the editorial, How
April 2, 2016 By Gregory Korte Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged a 69-year-old man with a hate crime, accusing him of killing his son because he was gay. Shehada Khalil Issa faces a charge of premeditated murder in the death of Amir Issa outside the family home in the North Hills neighborhood of Los