Comments on: Hate Crime Statistics Released for 2006 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/11/19/1024 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Robguy http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/11/19/1024/comment-page-1#comment-4283 Robguy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:27:58 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/11/19/1024#comment-4283 I remember when I was pulling statistics for hate crimes in '89. I sent in 2 murders from Madison Wisc. I ran into the spokesman for the Task Force hate crimes project later the next year and he asked me if I had documentation for them since there weren't any reports from law enforcement. I told him I based it on newspaper quotes from the murderer that said he killed them because they were gay. Yes, they need to do a better job of defining and collecting information. (did he really kill them for being gay or was that just the "defense" position afterwards). Joel - I don't think that anyone has suggested that hate crimes are a deterrent. Very often they don't provide for an additional penalty, they just categorize the crime. I remember when I was pulling statistics for hate crimes in ’89. I sent in 2 murders from Madison Wisc. I ran into the spokesman for the Task Force hate crimes project later the next year and he asked me if I had documentation for them since there weren’t any reports from law enforcement. I told him I based it on newspaper quotes from the murderer that said he killed them because they were gay.

Yes, they need to do a better job of defining and collecting information. (did he really kill them for being gay or was that just the “defense” position afterwards).

Joel – I don’t think that anyone has suggested that hate crimes are a deterrent. Very often they don’t provide for an additional penalty, they just categorize the crime.

]]> By: Joel http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/11/19/1024/comment-page-1#comment-4254 Joel Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:56:46 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/11/19/1024#comment-4254 How many law enforcement agencies are there in total? I also noted that making it a hate crime doesnt seem likes its stopping ppl from doing them. How many law enforcement agencies are there in total? I also noted that making it a hate crime doesnt seem likes its stopping ppl from doing them.

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