Discrimination, Prejudice, And Hate Crimes

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History of Discrimination, Prejudice, and Hate Crimes
Discrimination happens every day, whether inadvertently or not. This mindset has been practiced for thousands upon thousands of years. We live in a society that is quick to judge other individuals based on their cultural background, race, age, even their financial status. Discrimination has been an ongoing issue throughout the world since the beginning of time. Women, throughout history, have experienced discrimination first hand for a long time. The women’s cultural background, race, financial status mattered, but not as much as the fact that she was a woman first. For example, women were thought of as fragile individuals with bodies that were not built to a man’s standard. For thousands …show more content…

However, hate crimes can be deemed as a form of prejudice. It is a form of prejudice that is fixed upon a group of people built on their culture, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious preference, or any other essential characteristic. We must keep in mind, that anytime when there is diversity amongst groups of individuals who come into the presence of one another, there is a greater risk or the opportunity for tension or a conflict to emerge. Without a doubt, this primes violence. No matter if the alleged misconduct in question is assault, theft, verbal abuse or even murder, the enthusiasm that stems from such, is grounded on the concept of hate for a set of individuals that is declared or considered as appearing different in some sort of way ("History of Hate Crime - Crime Museum", 2017).
Examples of Hate Crimes
Hate crimes occur all over the world. Here in the United States of America, most of the hate crimes are sparked by race and involve intimidation, vandalism, and assault. The following are examples of hate crimes: Hitler’s “Final Solution which caused the extermination of millions of Jews during the Holocaust, the genocide in Rwanda and Bosnia ("History of Hate Crime - Crime Museum", 2017).
Statistics Percentages of Hate

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