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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155. Kerri Dunn was charged with insurance fraud after witnesses said she had vandalized her own car with... 2004-03-09 Los Angeles CA

title
Colleges perfect milieu for hate crime hoaxes

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San Diego Union-Tribune

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http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/state/20040420-0247-ca-hatecrimehoaxes.html

summary
A list of hate crime hoaxes at campuses, including the Kerri Dunn racism case, with an explanation of why. "A person who is a victim of a hate crime can probably expect to get almost universal sympathy on a college campus. Out in the world at large, that's not necessarily true," said Mark Potok, who has researched hate crime for the Southern Poverty Law Center. "But on a college campus, you are very likely to get the support of the administration, the faculty and virtually all the students. It tends to put you in the limelight very quickly." Mark Potok has "researched" hate crime. That's what it says. See also http://fakehatecrimes.org/media/201

date read
2012-12-22

date published
2004-04-20


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