Society consists of many different sociological groups. These groups involve people of diverse races, religions, and more. Unfortunately, hate crimes happen when groups become angry or frustrated towards each other. These groups are formed mostly during times of economic struggle or even social change. Hate groups continue to be a problem in our society. A group believes that the reason for a specific problem is only the fault of another racial, religious, or other group. The most common forms of crime in our society are due to hatred. Hate crimes are defined as a crime motivated by hatred, prejudice, or intolerance of somebody’s race, religion, ethnicity, political affiliation, disability, and/or sexual orientation. Plenty of hate crimes happen due to the fact that someone is different from someone else.
Americans felt rage towards those with Middle-Eastern decent, especially after the September 11 terrorist attack. The audio of Shirley Jahad in Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes, reports of people who have faced acts of force and threats the early weeks after September 11, because they appear to be Arabic or are Arabic. There are scores of reports of violence who are or who look Arabic. For example, in San Diego a Sikh 51 year old woman, Sorhan Balar was stopped at a light when a man opened her car door and said “this is what you get for what you people have done to us.” She was hit on the head. Even though she ducked, she still received a cut on her head. The backlashes towards Arab-Americans were a way for Americans to vent. Some have taken patriotism to an excessive level after the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center towers.
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...bir Singh Sodhi, a 49-year-old Sikh, four days after September 11. He said, “I'm a patriot and an American. I'm American. I'm a damn American,” to the officers as he was being arrested (Fleet).
After September 11 we were socialized to have specific feelings about different groups within our society, known as socialization. America also experienced stereotypes. The specific situations that occur in the society and the beliefs about specific groups of individuals at the time dictate which groups will experience prejudice and discrimination. For example, immediately after and ever since September 11th we have seen numerous hate crimes against individuals of Middle Eastern decent. Americans should educate themselves before attacking an innocent person. Others shouldn’t use racial profiling. We can prevent hate crimes by being open, to respect others who are different.
In October of 1998, Aaron Kreifels, a young man, resident of Laramie, Wyoming discovered Matthew Shepard's limp body bound to a fence. From a distance Kreifels mistook Shepard's slender frame for a “scarecrow”, and was horrified to find otherwise (Kaufman). Matthew Shepard, a twenty-one year old University of Wyoming student, had been beaten until he was no longer recognizable, and while still technically alive he was rushed into urgent care. He died, after slipping into a coma, six days later (Kaufman).
There are several reasons why offenders commit hate crimes, they vary from case to case, however, one key element is fear which is caused by ignorance. The offenders fear the unknown and the competition they feel that exists, them vs. the ‘others’. When fear is accompanied by other factors it could potentially lead to a violent crime. “The
Profile of a Hate Crime Offender Sterilized from emotion, hate crime, also called bias crime, is those offenses motivated in part or singularly by personal prejudice against other because of a diversity-race, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity/national origin, or disability. Hate crimes are committed out of anger, ignorance, and lack of knowledge of another’s ideas and beliefs. There are many causes for an individual to commit a hate crime. Also, many different profiles fit the description of a hate crime offender. There are ways to prevent and control hate crimes, but they will always be present in society as long as every person has the right to express his or her opinion.
Muslims are said to be the nightmare of America, but just like any other human being they are pure and carry stories of discrimination just like Dalia Mogahed says “I’m completely ordinary, I’m not an exception. My story is not unusual, I’m as ordinary as they come”(Dalia). She explains that her story of being discriminated for being muslim is not unusual. There are thousands of Muslims who carry on this story just like Dalia Mogahed. She explains that she was just a normal citizen just like any other but it all when downhill when the attack of the twin towers occurred on September 11, 2001. From that day forward there was days where it was required that she stay home and was life threatening to attend their church hours.
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Any crime motivated by a bias against a person or group based on their ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, religion or another characteristic is a hate crime. These crimes can either be committed against the people themselves or their property. When someone commits a hate crime they are targeting a group of people not just one individual. That’s why hate crimes have extra punishment. The punishment for hate crimes are very insignificant considering the deviant who committed a hate crime targeted an entire group of people. Hate crimes are very serious offensive but determining where to draw the line can be difficult. Hate crimes are very serious and can have lasting effects on victims.
I found the reading for this very interesting! When I arrived to the US in 2004 I didn’t speak any English, but the first significant event I learned about was what occurred on 9/11 and the racial profiling that occurred after. What I wasn’t aware of was the hate crimes that occurred with such frequency against South Asians that had no affiliations with the individuals who were actually responsible for it. In Missing: Youth, Citizenship, and Empire after 9/11, Marr’s points out how after the occurrence of 9/11, hate crimes increased by a whopping 1,600% and so did the harassment, profiling, and surveillance of those considered “Muslim”, South Asian, and Arab.
Race and crime is a major topic in today’s world because it is a highly debated subject and has a major impact on how society is today. Race and crime go hand in hand. No matter who commits a crime, there is always a race involved. With race and crime there are many stereotypes that come with the subject. Race and crime are both active matters in everyday life. It is everywhere. Social Media involves race and crime in practically anything. If one is active on say for example twitter, the point of twitter is to keep your followers interested by what you are showing them. There is a reason why the news opens up with the most violent crimes and twitter is no different. As a matter of fact any form of media grasps onto it. Another example would
Today we have looked at the problem known as hate crimes and the varied causes which keep it in existence. We have also discussed some solutions to this act of hate.
Violence motivated by difference and the demonization of Other, or as we now refer to it, hate crimes, are not a new phenomenon. Hate crimes are hard to define, since many hate crimes, like the Holocaust, were legal, and hard to identify since hate crimes are under reported. To be able to define hate crimes, we must understand that crime is as process (Perry, 8). It does not occur in a vacuum nor is it completely over when the perpetrator moves on. Hate crime involves historical information and the relationship between actors. Hate crime are usually directed at marginalized groups and minorities (Perry, 9) and contributed to future marginalization. In addition politics and social condition build the hierarchy which conditions hate crime (Perry,
A hate crime is a crime motivated by several reasons that include religion, sexual orientation, race, nationality, gender, etc. It typically involves physical violence, intimidation, threats and other means against the individual that is being targeted. It is a crime against the person and it can have a devastating impact on the victim. Several argue that hate crimes should be punished more severely. However, it is not a crime to hate someone or something if it does not lead to some sort of criminal offense.
...ti-Arab parade, with one man proclaiming, “I’m proud to be an American, and I hate Arabs, and I always have” (Robinson). Well, patriotic Americans are not proud of him. An American patriot understands that in a democratic nation, an entire group is not judged by the actions of a few individuals. If a group were to be judged by a few individuals, then all Caucasian, Christian Americans should be hated because the bombers at the Oklahoma Federal building were white, Christian, American citizens.
We are all affected by crime, whether we are a direct victim, a family member or a friend of a victim. It can interfere with your daily life, your personal sense of safety and your ability to trust others.
The story went viral – with even President Obama commenting on it. People are wondering of this was an event of prejudice? Would a white student have gotten the same treatment as Ahmed? Many think this is a rumination of Middle Eastern prejudices felt by American people because of the wars in the Middle East and the “war on terrorism”. For the average citizens, a “terrorist” has incorrectly come to mean any person of Middle Eastern descent. Even if the word does not bring
After the terrorist attack of 9/11, there was an immediate shift into almost hatred of any person of Arabic descent...