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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392. Police say the six placards attached to nooses and the names of black citizens killed by the police ... 2020-06-22 Milwaukee WI

title
MCSO: Photos of people killed in encounters with law enforcement found hanging from nooses in Riverside Park

name
Fox news 6

authors
KATIE DELONG

url
https://fox6now.com/2020/06/22/mcso-photos-of-people-killed-in-encounters-with-law-enforcement-found-hanging-from-nooses-in-riverside-park

summary
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after six laminated cards were found attached to a tree with nooses in Riverside Park Saturday, June 20. MCSO officials said in a news release Monday, June 22 “the cards depicted the photographs of Black men and women who have been killed in encounters with law enforcement or private citizens, as well as information describing each incident.” An investigation was opened “immediately,” and is ongoing, MCSO officials said, noting the investigation “has identified pertinent information.”

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2020-06-22

date published
2020-06-20


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