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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102. Two Jewish teenagers were apprehended for throwing fireworks at cars. They police linked them to pai... 1989-07-01 Asbury Park NJ

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Swastika incident not considered anti-Semitic act

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Asbury Park Press

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Frank Argote-Freyre

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Two Jewish teenagers were charged with criminal mischief for painting swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti on a home and cars, plus burglary and theft. They were not charged with hate crimes, however, because, according to Det Sgt Robert Holmes, "It's tough to prove their actions are anti-Semitic if they are both Jewish". One criminologist siad the incidents might have been intended to arouse the local Jewish community.

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1989-07-23


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