Tag: hate crimes
Posted on Thu Mar 10, 2022 at 08:55:25 PM EST
Tags: Jussie Smollett, hate crimes (all tags)
A Chicago judge has sentenced actor Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, beginning immediately.
Jussie's reaction: He yelled out he's not suicidal and he's innocent. Shorter version: If he ends up dead like Jeffrey Epstein, it was not a suicide.
Smollett faced up to three years in prison for each of the five felony counts of disorderly conduct — the charge filed for lying to police — of which he was convicted. He was acquitted on a sixth count.
The Judge wasn't buying into any sympathy pleas from his supporters. In addition to the 5 months in jail, he will have to be on probation for 2 1/2 years, he has to pay $120k in restitution and a $25k fine. His grandmother told the judge that if he sends Jussie to prison, he should send her along with him. [More]
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Posted on Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 12:57:55 PM EST
Tags: Holocaust Museum, hate crimes (all tags)
Update: Here's the complaint charging von Brunn with murder.
CBS Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen writes in Vanity Fair today on the Holocaust museum shooting and state of domestic hate crimes.
Hate—and hateful, violent action—is on the rise not in response to government’s gross negligence (Waco) or overzealousness (Ruby Ridge), but because of who our current leaders are, what they stand for, and the policy choices they are making. [More...]
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Posted on Wed Apr 29, 2009 at 04:33:05 PM EST
Tags: hate crimes (all tags)
For the reasons expressed here, I'm disappointed to report that the Hate Crimes Law has passed the House. It's H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
As if murder doesn't already carry life in prison? As if assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, using a bomb or firearm in commission of a crime don't already carry stiff sentences?
At least the bill stops short of authorizing a penalty of life plus cancer.[More..]
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Posted on Thu May 03, 2007 at 08:26:10 PM EST
Tags: hate crimes (all tags)
I'm no supporter of federal hate crime legislation. We need to get away from mass federalization of crimes that are better left to the states. I also object to laws that punish thoughts behind the crime in addition to the crime itself.
The penalty for murder is life or death. Sex offense penalties are already sky high. Why make them higher?
Nonetheless, the House of Representatives today passed hate crime legislation. President Bush has signaled he will veto it. Fine by me.
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