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Hate crimes bill goes to Obama for signature
Fri October 23, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.
The expanded federal hate crimes law now goes to President Obama's desk. Obama has pledged to sign the measure, which was added to a $680 billion defense authorization bill.
Hate crimes bill goes to Obama for signature
Fri October 23, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.
The expanded federal hate crimes law now goes to President Obama's desk. Obama has pledged to sign the measure, which was added to a $680 billion defense authorization bill.
Major Cities' Plummeting Crime Rates Mystifying
Violent crime has plummeted in the Washington area and in major cities across the country, a trend criminologists describe as baffling and unexpected. The District, New York and Los Angeles are on track for fewer killings this year than in any other year in at least four decades. Boston, San Francisco, Minneapolis and other cities are also seeing notable reductions in homicides.Urgent, full-court press for 'hate crimes' bill
Regardless of what you think about any particular issue, freedom of speech, thought and public discussion is critical to American life. ========================================================================================= PUBLIC POST * Urgent, full-court press for 'hate crimes' bill Vote looms on legislation that could outlaw preaching on homosexuality Posted: April 27, 2009 11:38 pm Eastern By Drew Zahn House Democrats have announced a vote could come as early as tomorrow on a "hate crimes" bill that supporters admit might allow federal officials to prosecute Christians who speak out against homosexual behavior. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, or H.R.Obama’s New Nuremberg Defense, Obama’s War Crimes Hypocrisy
Obama’s New Nuremberg DefenseObama’s War Crimes Hypocrisy Posted by Shannon Love on April 22nd, 2009 (All posts by Shannon Love) So, Obama is thinking about prosecuting lawyers for war crimes. Frankly, I doubt that Obama will actually go through with it. Leftists like to talk big about how horrible and murderous America’s military and intelligence services are, but history has shown that they are just hypocritical cowards when it comes to acting on their hysterical rhetoric.UN expert: US failing to properly probe war crimes
By FRANK JORDANS – 16 hours ago GENEVA (AP) — An independent U.N. human rights investigator said Thursday that the United States is failing to properly investigate alleged war crimes committed by its soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. Although some cases are investigated and lead to prosecutions, others aren't or result in lenient sentences, said Philip Alston, the U.N.Website of the Day: SpotCrime
I hate to be a Debby Downer with all the crime websites that I post, but if I can help keep my loyal geeksugar readers informed about the best of the best (even when it is related to burglary and assault), I gotta deliver the goods!
Remember Post a Crime? The site that rewarded people for posting crime incidences?
Colo. court delivers nation's first transgender hate crime verdict
A 32-year-old man has been found guilty of first degree murder of a trans woman in the US state of Colorado. For the first time a 2005 law that added protections for people based on sexual orientation, including "transgender status," to the state's "bias-motivated crimes" statute, was used. Allen Andrade was sentenced to life in prison without parole, the mandatory penalty for first-degree murder in the state.Wyclef Jean asks Haitians to give up crime
By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - In a radio ad sponsored by the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean is asking his fellow citizens to give up crime and work to improve the country. "If you love Wyclef, that means you love Haiti.Johnny Depp’s mob movie becomes real crime scene
Johnny Depp’s new mobster movie became the scene of a real crime following the arrest of a juvenile who is accused of shooting a gun near the set. The 45-year-old star was filming the crime flick Public Enemies in Chicago, Illinois when he narrowly evaded the incident, which occurred just 30 minutes before the actor was scheduled to arrive. According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 12:30 am on Friday near the set on the city’s South Side.
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