fakehatecrimes.org

fake hate crimes: a database of hate crime hoaxes in the usa



The purpose of this site is to compile a comprehensive database of the false reports of "hate crimes" committed (mostly) in the USA. It builds on the work of Laird Wilcox, whose Crying Wolf (PDF) is the original book on this subject. The books Hate Crime Hoax and Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics are also recommended.

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397. Althea Bernstein says that one of the boys “threw a lit lighter” at her to ignite the fluid. Since d... 2020-06-24 Madison WI

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Federal investigators say there is insufficient evidence of alleged hate crime in Althea Bernstein case

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WKOW

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https://wkow.com/2020/10/02/federal-investigators-say-there-insufficient-evidence-of-alleged-hate-crime-in-althea-bernstein-case/

summary
Madison's Acting Police Chief Vic Wahl and Bernstein's family released statements about the case, with Wahl saying MPD would be closing it. "The Madison Police Department is closing the investigation into this case. After an exhaustive probe, detectives were unable to corroborate or locate evidence consistent with what was reported."

date read
2020-10-03

date published
2020-10-02


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