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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149. A former president of the Jewish student union was acquitted of carrying out a hate crime hoax. One ... 1988-11-01 Binghampton NY

title
Jewish student acquitted of vandalism

name
Jewish Week

authors
Naomi Godfrey

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summary
A former president of the Jewish student union was acquitted of carrying out a hate crime hoax. Offensive graffiti was written on the Jewish center. James Oppenheim was arrested, though police said he was merely "trying to broaden recognition of anti-Semitism". A can of spray paint with his fingerprints was found hidden in the Jewish Center. It was argued in court that he picked up the can and hid it. The case against him was not proven, so the acquittal was correct. However, it is still possible to speculate that he did it on the balance of probability, but obviously, it is impossible to put it more strongly than that.

date read
2012-12-21

date published
1989-12-22


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