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Hate crimes are criminal actions intended to harm or intimidate people because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender, disability or minority group status. Hate crimes are also referred to as bias crimes. Examples include assault, and battery, vandalism, or threats that involve bias indicators such as bigoted name-calling or graffiti. A hate crime is a civil right violation under California law and, in some cases, federal law. Hate crimes aren’t just crimes against one individual but also to certain groups as a whole, hate crime victims encompass communities as well.

Researchers, law enforcement officials, and other authorities think that people tend to hate because they are angry and emotionally troubled. Most members of hate groups tend to be white under their 30’s. They usually come from dysfunctional families who tend to have violent behaviors.

Even though statistics are incomplete due to lack of reporting, they’re enough data to confirm that "hate crimes are at rise and are a serious issue that needs to be taken seriously by all. Are we all the victims?

Hate crimes are on the rise than ever in the 90’s. In 1991, the FBI studied over 4,500 case of hate crimes. Of these crimes 2,700 were committed because of peoples race and color, 900 were based on victims religion, 450 were based on ethnicity, and another were on sexual orientation.

The latest report which covers 1993, the FBI said that of 7,587 bias motivated criminal incidents reported by law enforcement agencies, 62% were motivated by racial bias: 17% by religious bias; 11% by sexual orientation bias; and 10% by ethnicity/national origin bias.

Of the 9, 372 reported victims in 1993, 67 percent were targets of crimes against persons. 6 out of every 10 were victimized because of their race, blacks making up a 38% of victims. Of the incidents motivated by religious bias, 88% were Anti Semitic. Intimidation alone accounted for 34%.

According to the Klan watch a unit that monitors hate crimes estimates that statistics are an actual 5% more than what’s being accounted for.

The FBI, is making an effort to obtain more precise statistics, but depends largely on local law enforcement agencies, many of which do not supply information, and in some case the agencies and prosecutors don’t classify hate crimes at all.

The Federal Hate Crimes Statistic Act of 1990, together with the Supreme Court’s 1993 rulings that hate crimes laws are constitutional, have encouraged greater emphasis and recognition by law enforcement’s throughout the nation of this sort of crime, which hurts and affects all, not only you and me but our families, communities and friends as well.

There are many hate groups, some of the best known is: KKK (Ku Klux Klan), Skin heads, Identity Christians, The order, and W.A.R. (White Aryan Resistance), Militia groups.

Identity group.

Identity which is a group who is very anti Semitic who’s believes are that all non white and Jewish people are from Cain, the wicked son of Adam and Eve. The Grand Wizard of the KKK started the group in 1946. The order is a group of peoples who were once parts of the KKK, neo-, or Identity group. Many a vicious group who killed a Jewish commentator known as Alan Berg and who are accused of stealing 4 million to over throw the government considers them.

Skinheads:

Skinheads are considered by many the most freighting groups of all. They are young and violent the age group rage from 20 - 30. They originated from England in the times of Recession and then spread to Germany. They are often seen wearing 88 in remembrance to Adolph Hitler (he is the eighth letter in the alphabet). They made it a trend among them to wear Doc Martens Stompers and very anti Semitic clothing. In a survey conducted by Anti-Defamation League (ADL) there are 3,500 skinheads in the United States an estimated of more than 25 people have been murder by them.

Tom Metzger created this group. There are an estimated 100,000 people are a part of it. They have no special trends like the other groups according to Tom they just serve the American race behind the scenes.

Militias began in the early 17-century in the colonial era. Militias are considered to be formal, structured private organizations of armed citizens that declare themselves as part of a militia and participate in training sessions just as the military does. Many militias believe that the government is not loyal to the citizen the United States. There are numerous conspiracies the militia believe in. most of them believe in the right to bear arms and in The United States Constitution. They claim they want the best for the people, but much of there teaching is hatred for non white people. The militias don’t like to pay taxes; they are pro-life, ant-gay and very anti-Semitic.

Recently there’s been wide attention to hate crimes in America. Most of the atrocious acts that been talked about relate in some way to Adolph Hitler. Most of the notorious events have taken place to be exact on the eve of Hitler’s birthday April 19. His birthday April 20.

In Birmingham, Alabama and April 18, 1992: A skinhead is arrested for killing a black man in salute of Hitler’s birthday.

In Denver Colorado, April 20, 1991 (on Hitler’s birthday)

Ten neo-nazi men are arrested in a police confrontation on Adolph Hitless birthday.

Horrified the world experienced as cult leader David C. and 51 followers die as federal agents close in.

The world watches in horror as 168 people are blown to bits in a federal building. Timothy M. one of the convicted terrorist known to have neo-nazi and militia ties.

The perpetrators having neo-nazi ties. The young men wore black trench coats in remembrance to Hitler’s era.

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Klanwatch (1982). The Ku Klux Klan: A History of Violence. Montgomery Alabama: Klanwatch.

Junas, D. (1996). The militia movement promotes violence. In Hate Crimes, San Diego: Greenhaven Press, pp. 167-173.

Prager, D. & Telushkin, J. (1983). Nazi anti-Semitism. In Why the Jews? New York: Simon and Schuster.