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.

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140. Brother says sexton was depressed / Buzz Cody, the sexton of a synagogue, alleged Palestinian looking men called themselves the P.D.L., referred to the Koran, and attacked him with a caustic substance. The police sensed a hoax. The 'Mil / 1986-05-17

Details

Type of hoax: charged with committing crime

Date: 1985-12-15

Location: Milwaukee WI

Summary: The sexton of a synagogue alleged Palestinian looking men called themselves the P.D.L., referred to the Koran, and attacked him with a caustic substance. The police sensibly decided "a radical group, they don't operate in this manner".

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