The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/hate-crimes/)
Attacks by white nationalists and anti-Muslim extremists in the U.S. produced 69 deaths between 2015-2019, the Global Terrorism Database reported Thursday. In related testimony in Oregon, a terrorism expert said far-right groups were exploiting the wave of anti-racism protests to stoke anger among their supporters.
Amy Cooper, a white woman who called 911 about “an African-American man” who was allegedly threatening her, was charged Monday with one count of filing a false report, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. Many states are taking a tougher approach against false reports through legislation.
If the bill passed by the Georgia General Assembly is signed into law by the governor, it will stiffen sentencing for those convicted of targeting a victim because of their race, color or religion, among other things.
Facebook has come under sharp scrutiny following the armed protests against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her stay-at-home orders, which led to the Michigan state capitol being closed Thursday. Facebook insists it is taking measures to prevent being used as a channel for hate groups and conspiracy theorists.
The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,107 incidents last year, including 61 physical assaults. “Anti-Semitism is a virus,” says the group’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt.
A judge ordered the man accused of stabbing five people during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home near New York City to be hospitalized to see if he can be restored to competency.
The stabbing incident at a Sam’s Club last month, involving two children ages 2 and 6, was among a surge of hate crimes against Asian Americans across the U.S. noted in an FBI report.
The National Rifle Association move comes as many companies and organizations trim employees due to coronavirus-related economic disruption. The organization noted that the outbreak already had resulted in the cancellation of its annual meeting,
The Southern Poverty Law Center identified 155 white nationalist groups in the U.S. last year, up from 148 in 2018 and a 55 percent increase since 2017.
A 23-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man, both of Asian descent, were attacked in separate incidents, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the “despicable” incidents would be investigated, adding, “There is zero evidence that people of Asian descent bear any additional responsibility for the transmission of the coronavirus.”