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Recent Examples of hate crime
Shepard was murdered in 1998 in what is still one of the most high-profile hate crime cases in U.S. history, but his parents held onto his ashes for 20 years out of fear his gravesite might be vandalized.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
New South Wales state Premier Chris Minns said the perpetrators would be caught and that the police had put more resources into investigating hate crimes, as public frustration grows over the lack of arrests following previous antisemitic attacks.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
They were later found guilty of federal hate crime charges; the McMichaels received life sentences and Bryan was sentenced to 35 years.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The men are all serving life prison sentences on murder, kidnapping and hate crime convictions.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
New South Wales state Premier Chris Minns said the perpetrators would be caught and that the police had put more resources into investigating hate crimes, as public frustration grows over the lack of arrests following previous antisemitic attacks.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
They were later found guilty of federal hate crime charges; the McMichaels received life sentences and Bryan was sentenced to 35 years.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The men are all serving life prison sentences on murder, kidnapping and hate crime convictions.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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Through last Sunday, bias crimes in the city were down 18% this year, with 18 incidents compared to 22 by this time last year.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
21 May 2024
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Yet, as Attanasio continues to clamp down on spending, his team’s margin for error keeps shrinking.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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And that’s before factoring in an error in the data published on DOGE’s website that mislabels a contract as $8 billion, which was later corrected in the federal database to only be $8 million.—
Bloomberg News,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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All governments with such funds have no national or state debt.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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Springfield Tier 2 legislation could add billions more to pension debt.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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By contrast, in fiscal year 2024, 51 percent of the people ICE arrested had been convicted of a crime, and an additional 21 percent had criminal charges pending against them.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The report, calling for review of a sentence after a person has served five years regardless of the original sentence or crime of conviction, is a blueprint for addressing the hyper-punitive sentencing of the past several decades.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Since this was a probation violation, Einstein was sent back to jail.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Speaking to reporters after the meeting, U.S. officials did not dwell on Russia’s violation of international law in attacking Ukraine, on the war crimes Moscow has been accused of or on the three years of devastation caused by Russian shelling and bombardment.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Whistleblowers — who report fraud, abuse and other wrongdoings — are protected from being retaliated against.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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The film ends with Ross going full Red Hulk in the White House Rose Garden (oops), nearly ruining his legacy (Sterns’ real prize) and ultimately forcing him to admit his wrongdoing, give up his office, and head to The Raft to serve an undetermined amount of time in the floating prison.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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He was let go after his lengthy criminal record came to light, which included a felony charge for possession of a firearm.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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What does a felony conviction symbolize these days?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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McCreary pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge on Feb. 6 and was sentenced to 2 years of probation and community service, according to court records.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cook County won’t fulfill ICE detainer requests In a vote of 10-5, the Cook County Board passes an ordinance to free immigrants suspected of living in the U.S. illegally who are jailed in both felony and misdemeanor cases despite federal immigration authorities’ requests to detain them.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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