Does America Need A Federal Hate-crime Law

According to the United States Department of Justice, “Hate crime is the violence of intolerance and bigotry, intended to hurt and intimidate someone because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, religious, sexual orientation, or disability.” (5)

Many think hate crimes are acts that are committed today, but these crimes held an important part in world history. The Nazis’ killing of the Jews was a hate crime. The Holocaust was manifested by hate and that hate was carried out by killing those that were hated.

There are many hate crimes that aren’t even noticed. The public hears the stories that result in death or severe assault. One such story is the Matthew Shepard case. Here was a young man that was having problems with his sexual orientation. He knew that he was gay, and only wanted to live his life without fear. He went out one evening and was friendly to a couple of men at a bar. Matt was unaware that these men were homophobic. The men took him to a place, tied him to a fence and beat him to death. The media publications on the Matthew Shepard case were unbelievable.

Then there was the case of Arthur Carl Warren Jr., a homosexual man from West Virgini

No, America does not need a federal hate crime law? Does America really want to be this dangerous? Many states already have laws in place. Most hate-crimes are punishable in the states that they are committed. If changes have to made, they should be changed in the state laws. Hate crimes are already taboo in this world. Does the federal government really need this? States could become more forgiving if they know that there is a federal law in place. Grants could be established to better train the hate crime workers. Based on Kidder’s short-term vs. long term, the long term outlook could be very beneficial. Today looks bleak, but tomorrow will be better. Kidder’s Individual vs. Society. The individual that commits the crime is already bad in society’s eyes. Let the jury decide.

My personal conclusion is that we do not need a federal hate-crime law. Laws should be strengthened in the states where the crime is committed. I think the definition of a hate crime should be universal. As people migrate from different countries, the hate crimes increase. A federal law isn’t going to help much. Harsher laws in the states will make all the difference. Hate crimes are just going to grow, and the laws should be looked at frequently so that they can be amended as needed.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Department of Justice, the majority of victims were racial prejudice. This accounted for 46.2 percent of all hate crimes. The majority of known hate crime offenders were white. This accounted for 65.5 percent of the offenders. (5) This data conveys a problem, but how does the problem get taken of.

Look at the Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2003. (4) It would have been a good law and it was needed. Again, this would be ends-based thinking. It would be something that was constructive an

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