The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/hate-crimes/)
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.”
The election of far-right, anti-immigrant leaders in Italy coincided with an increase in hate crimes. A new study suggests the direct association between xenophobic political rhetoric and racist acts operates in other places as well.
Five men described as “racially motivated violent extremists” with ties to a neo-Nazi group called the Atomwaffen Division were arrested on charges including intimidation of journalists and making bogus bomb threats.
It was the second time Jussie Smollett, formerly of “Empire,” was indicted for filing a false police report. Last March 7, a grand jury returned a 16-count indictment. Less than a month later, the Cook County State’s Attorney dropped all charges.
Holden Matthews, the white son of a sheriff’s deputy, pleaded guilty to federal charges over setting three historically black churches on fire in Louisiana, destroying them, during a 10-day period last March and April.
“Anti-Semitic incidents are more prevalent nationwide and we felt it was essential to provide immediate and reliable data to the public,” said Anti-Defamation League director Jonathan Greenblatt.
Instead of singling out white-supremacist violence, the FBI’s recent switch to prioritize “racially motivated violent extremism” can backfire on victims suspected of nothing more than leftist, anti-government ideology, say staff at a Tennessee education center targeted in a suspected arson.