By John Bat June 13, 2016 In response to the largest mass shooting in US history at an Orlando gay club, which killed 49 and injured more than 50, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said on Monday that he will introduce legislation targeting perpetrators of hate crimes. Casey's Hate Crime Prevention Act would ban the
By Jack Levin JUNE 13, 2016 In the aftermath of the mass shootings in Orlando, it is easy to forget that the United States has experienced far fewer terrorist acts than most other countries around the world. Countries at greatest risk for death by terrorism are Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Syria, Somalia, Indiam and
By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and NIDA NAJAR MAY 14, 2016 COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — A Buddhist monk was found hacked to death in his temple on Saturday in a remote region of southeastern Bangladesh. The killing appeared to bear some similarities to recent attacks claimed by Islamist extremists, but the police said it was too
June 6, 2016 Breanna Edwards New York City police say they have no solid evidence to support the claim that a black teen was being chased by a mostly white crew shouting racial slurs before he collapsed and died of an apparent asthma attack, the Associated Press reports. According to Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce,
June 7, 2016 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two new reports Tuesday, outlining the volume and nature of hate crimes and reported crimes in schools across the state. In the report "Tennessee Hate Crime 2015," TBI says the number of victims of reported bias-motivated offenses increased 48.1 percent; males were
June 6, 2016 Associated Press Brandon White was jumped outside an Atlanta convenience store by a group of young men yelling gay slurs. He was punched and kicked, and a tire was thrown at his head. State prosecutors eventually filed charges in the February 2012 attack. And yet in its reports to the FBI, the
Associated Press May 30, 2016 In April 2015, police say, a Marshall University football player saw two men kissing on a West Virginia street, hopped out of the passenger seat of a car, shouted homophobic slurs and attacked the men, punching them in the face. Those charges against Steward Butler may sound like a textbook hate-crime
Som Chaturvedi May 16, 2016 On Wednesday, May 11, UCR’s School of Public Policy (SPP) hosted a lecture given by Erroll Southers, adjunct professor of homeland security and public policy at the University of Southern California (USC), in CHASS Interdisciplinary South 1113. SPP career counselor Brian Nakamura introduced Southers for the evening’s event. Southers also
Dana Farrington May 26, 2016 Louisiana's hate-crime protections now cover law enforcement and first responders. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the legislation on Thursday after it had passed easily in the Republican-controlled Legislature, NPR's Debbie Elliott reports. People convicted of intentionally targeting police officers, firefighters or emergency medical crews will now face stricter penalties —
Charlinda Robinson May 17, 2016 A lone wolf could potentially be almost anyone, but this person has a very different (and dangerous) mindset than most individuals. Veteran journalist Tony Harris investigates the deadly homegrown threat of lone wolves that is spreading across the nation. He walks the streets of communities that are left shaken by