http://www.mail.com/subjects/24224-hate-crimes.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24224-hate-crimes.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099462-killing-gay-man-nyc-draws-protesters.html NEW YORK (AP) — The killing of a gay man who police say was taunted with homophobic slurs drew thousands of people to the scene of the crime to restore a sense of safety to one of the nation's most gay-friendly neighborhoods. Fabio Cotza, a gay member of an interfaith Bronx church, said he looked around cautiously when he stepped out of the subway in Gree... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:40:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099462-killing-gay-man-nyc-draws-protesters.html 2013-05-21T06:40:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2095484-police-call-fatal-nyc-shooting-hate-crime.html NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called an "anti-gay" hate crime. Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:47:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2095484-police-call-fatal-nyc-shooting-hate-crime.html 2013-05-19T00:47:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092626-eu-survey-reveals-gays-live-fear.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Across Europe, gay couples are scared of publicly engaging in even the most basic expression of their affection: Holding hands. Released Friday, the largest ever EU survey of hate crime and discrimination targeting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the 27-nation bloc and Croatia showed many of... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092626-eu-survey-reveals-gays-live-fear.html 2013-05-17T13:41:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2029446-ex-nebraska-star-sentenced-lying-attack.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former University of Nebraska basketball star convicted of lying to police about being attacked in her home by masked men who carved anti-gay slurs into her skin was sentenced Thursday to a week in jail and two years' probation. Charlie Rogers, who maintains that the attack last July did happen, cried and hugged family and friends a... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:14:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2029446-ex-nebraska-star-sentenced-lying-attack.html 2013-04-18T21:14:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007962-israel-court-life-sentences-jewish-radical.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Tuesday delivered two consecutive life sentences to a U.S.-born Jewish extremist for the murder of two Palestinians and the attempted murder of others. Originally from Florida, Jack Teitel was living in the West Bank when arrested in 2009. He was convicted in January for the 1997 killings. The Jerusalem District Court ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:18:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007962-israel-court-life-sentences-jewish-radical.html 2013-04-09T14:18:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000764-ohio-amish-beard-cutting-case-fight-release.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Attorneys for a group of Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes for cutting the hair and beards of fellow members of their faith are arguing that the group's conviction, sentencing and imprisonment in separate facilities across the country violates their constitutional rights and amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, according to recent court fi... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:07:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000764-ohio-amish-beard-cutting-case-fight-release.html 2013-04-05T22:07:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995424-1-uk-goths-hate-crime-victims.html LONDON (AP) — If you punch a punk in Manchester, it could be a hate crime. Police in the English city announced Wednesday that they will begin recording offenses against members of alternative subcultures in the same way they do attacks based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity. The Greater Manches... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:11:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995424-1-uk-goths-hate-crime-victims.html 2013-04-03T20:11:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969878-study-finds-2-3-hate-crimes-unreported.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks express doubt that police can or will help. Nearly 2 of 3 hate crimes go unreported to police, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Thursday. For the years 2003-06,... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:38:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969878-study-finds-2-3-hate-crimes-unreported.html 2013-03-21T19:38:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966554-hate-graffiti-sprayed-jewish-homes-tel-aviv.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say vandals have spray painted hate graffiti on several Jewish houses in Jaffa, a mixed Israeli and Arab neighborhood of Tel Aviv. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said swastikas and "Death to Jews" were sprayed onto houses and shops early Wednesday. He said police have launched an investigation. Israeli Jews and Arab Muslims and ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:54:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966554-hate-graffiti-sprayed-jewish-homes-tel-aviv.html 2013-03-20T06:54:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951612-walesa-avoids-hate-crime-charge-anti-gay-words.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors say they will not charge former President Lech Walesa with hate crimes for recent remarks deemed offensive to gays. Walesa, a communist-era fighter for democracy and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, sparked outrage among liberal Poles by saying March 1 that gays have no right to a prominent role in politics. He said gay... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:08:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951612-walesa-avoids-hate-crime-charge-anti-gay-words.html 2013-03-13T16:08:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1938732-ohio-amish-face-unfamiliar-life-federal-prison.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen Amish men and women who have lived rural, self-sufficient lives surrounded by extended family and with little outside contact are facing regimented routines in a federal prison system where almost half of inmates are behind bars for drug offenses and modern conveniences, such as television, will be a constant temptation. Prison ru... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1938732-ohio-amish-face-unfamiliar-life-federal-prison.html 2013-03-07T19:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934622-correction-mississippi-candidate-killed-story.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In multiple stories about the killing of Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian, The Associated Press incorrectly reported his age, based on information from sheriff's officials. Records show McMillian was 33 at the time of his death. In a story March 5, the AP incorrectly attributed a quote about McMillian's manner of death. The statement was ma... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:07:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934622-correction-mississippi-candidate-killed-story.html 2013-03-06T18:07:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1876862-ohio-amish-beard-cutting-ringleader-15-years.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Denying he ran an Amish cult, the 67-year-old ringleader of hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow members of his faith in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, while family members convicted of carrying out his orders got sentences ranging from one to seven years. The judge said the defendants had violated the constitutiona... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1876862-ohio-amish-beard-cutting-ringleader-15-years.html 2013-02-09T02:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1875878-ohio-amish-set-sentencing-beard-attacks.html BERGHOLZ, Ohio (AP) — More than 50 Amish children could lose one parent to prison — and most of the youngest could lose both — on Friday when 16 men and women are sentenced in beard-cutting attacks on fellow members of their faith in Ohio. Most defendants could face as long as 10 years in prison and are asking the judge for leniency so they can return to ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1875878-ohio-amish-set-sentencing-beard-attacks.html 2013-02-07T19:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1840796-hate-crime-murder-alleged-philly-basement-case.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A paroled killer targeted mentally disabled adults in a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits, confining them like "zoo animals," forcing some into prostitution and causing the deaths of two victims through abuse and neglect, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Linda Weston, 52, of Philadelphia, was indicted on charges includi... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1840796-hate-crime-murder-alleged-philly-basement-case.html 2013-01-23T21:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1791254-woman-charged-with-murder-ny-subway-shove-death.html NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform into the path of a train because she has hated Muslims since Sept. 11 and thought he was one was charged Saturday with murder as a hate crime, prosecutors said. Erika Menendez was charged in the death of Sunando Sen, who was crushed by a 7 train in Queens on Thursd... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1791254-woman-charged-with-murder-ny-subway-shove-death.html 2012-12-30T01:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1756400-fbi-hate-crimes-2011.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says the number of hate crimes reported to police in 2011 declined slightly compared to the previous year. Nearly half of the reported hate crimes in 2011 were motivated by racial bias, and one of every five hate crimes was motivated by a sexual orientation bias or religious bias. One in five was motivated by bias involving natio... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1756400-fbi-hate-crimes-2011.html 2012-12-10T17:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743524-1-guilty-hate-crime-miss-rundown-case.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A fourth man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the death of a black man who was run over by a pickup truck in Mississippi, and another man admitted he was part of a group of young whites involved in racially motivated attacks against African-Americans. The death of James Craig Anderson, who was beaten and run ov... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743524-1-guilty-hate-crime-miss-rundown-case.html 2012-12-05T01:45:00Z