Cochise
03-14-2008, 03:02 PM
This is an old article, but I found it interesting.
Blacks arrested more for 'hate crimes'
FBI report confirms higher rate than whites for racial attacks
By Jon Dougherty
WorldNetDaily.com
Posted: March 06, 2001
1:00 am Eastern
Although "hate-crime" legislation has been championed by minority groups in hopes it would discourage racially motivated crime, a recently released FBI crime report reveals that a higher percentage of blacks than whites are charged with race-biased "hate crimes."
The FBI's "Hate Crime Statistics" for 1999 show that 2,030 whites were arrested that year for "hate crimes" against blacks, compared to 524 blacks who were arrested and charged with a "hate crime" against whites.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, blacks make up 12.8 percent of the population -- or about 35.4 million of the country's 280 million people -- so, given the arrest rate versus population percentage, the data indicates that blacks are one-and-a-half times more likely to be arrested for a "hate crime" than whites.
The Census Bureau's November 2000 statistics listed the nation's white population at 226.8 million, or 82.2 percent of the total.
"In light of this study, it's fair to ask who poses a greater threat to the black community -- racist, violent whites or oblivious black politicians?" said Steve Dasbach, the national director for the Libertarian Party.
"Unfortunately, hate crime laws have boomeranged on blacks," Dasbach said in a recent statement. "African-Americans thought that hate crime legislation would protect them, but instead they're being used as another legal weapon to prosecute them."
Dasbach also said the FBI study indicated that another 87 blacks were arrested for hate crimes against other blacks.
"Hate crimes aren't just for KKK members anymore. They are now being applied even to same-race crimes - apparently giving racist police, prosecutors or judges another weapon to use against African-Americans," Dasbach said.
The bottom line, Dasbach said, is that crimes against a certain protected class of citizens "should not be treated more seriously than crimes against anyone else
Blacks arrested more for 'hate crimes'
FBI report confirms higher rate than whites for racial attacks
By Jon Dougherty
WorldNetDaily.com
Posted: March 06, 2001
1:00 am Eastern
Although "hate-crime" legislation has been championed by minority groups in hopes it would discourage racially motivated crime, a recently released FBI crime report reveals that a higher percentage of blacks than whites are charged with race-biased "hate crimes."
The FBI's "Hate Crime Statistics" for 1999 show that 2,030 whites were arrested that year for "hate crimes" against blacks, compared to 524 blacks who were arrested and charged with a "hate crime" against whites.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, blacks make up 12.8 percent of the population -- or about 35.4 million of the country's 280 million people -- so, given the arrest rate versus population percentage, the data indicates that blacks are one-and-a-half times more likely to be arrested for a "hate crime" than whites.
The Census Bureau's November 2000 statistics listed the nation's white population at 226.8 million, or 82.2 percent of the total.
"In light of this study, it's fair to ask who poses a greater threat to the black community -- racist, violent whites or oblivious black politicians?" said Steve Dasbach, the national director for the Libertarian Party.
"Unfortunately, hate crime laws have boomeranged on blacks," Dasbach said in a recent statement. "African-Americans thought that hate crime legislation would protect them, but instead they're being used as another legal weapon to prosecute them."
Dasbach also said the FBI study indicated that another 87 blacks were arrested for hate crimes against other blacks.
"Hate crimes aren't just for KKK members anymore. They are now being applied even to same-race crimes - apparently giving racist police, prosecutors or judges another weapon to use against African-Americans," Dasbach said.
The bottom line, Dasbach said, is that crimes against a certain protected class of citizens "should not be treated more seriously than crimes against anyone else