fakehatecrimes.org
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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 recommended.

Report 98.

Articles/Programs

135. Youth given suspended sentence for setting Hartford fires / "I had relatives in the Holocaust; I never thought I'd see this again". Three synagogues and the home of a state representative were set on fire. The Jewish Defense League announced armed patrols. / 1984-02-25

Details

Type of hoax: admitted - victim or accomplice(s) committed crime

Date: 1983-08-01

Location: West Hartford CT

Summary: Another Kristallnacht lookalike incident occurred in West Hartford when three synagogues and the home of a state representative were set on fire. A Jewish 17 yr old, Barry D Schuss, confessed.

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