Comments on: CA Hate Crimes Down and Up in 2008 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148 Voicing our support for same-sex marriage, and our respectful opposition to California’s Proposition 8 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sheri http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-5857 Sheri Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:58:25 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148#comment-5857 I just had to make a correction to my post above. Reverand Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in South Orange County, CA, isn't offering his approval for the pending bill in Uganda where gay people can be put to death, but he did state that it's not for him to interefer in another country's political issues. He does have ties however, to those who have brought the anti-gay views of Americans to Uganda. But, I guess he thinks that's okay. I just had to make a correction to my post above. Reverand Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in South Orange County, CA, isn’t offering his approval for the pending bill in Uganda where gay people can be put to death, but he did state that it’s not for him to interefer in another country’s political issues. He does have ties however, to those who have brought the anti-gay views of Americans to Uganda. But, I guess he thinks that’s okay.

]]> By: Fiona64 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-5852 Fiona64 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:51 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148#comment-5852 Sheri, that law was put forth as a plan by a US organization calling itself "The Family," led by Douglas Coe. Overview here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_%28Christian_political_organization%29 They also sponsor the National Prayer Breakfast, which should be very disturbing to people. Like I said, people use their bibles as weapons and things like Prop 8 and Question 1 to make their hatred "righteous." It is a crying shame -- and also part of the reason that organized religion is losing proponents at an enormous rate nowadays. :-( Sheri, that law was put forth as a plan by a US organization calling itself “The Family,” led by Douglas Coe. Overview here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_%28Christian_political_organization%29

They also sponsor the National Prayer Breakfast, which should be very disturbing to people.

Like I said, people use their bibles as weapons and things like Prop 8 and Question 1 to make their hatred “righteous.” It is a crying shame — and also part of the reason that organized religion is losing proponents at an enormous rate nowadays. :-(

]]> By: Sheri http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-5843 Sheri Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:05:00 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148#comment-5843 What makes these statistics even more tragic is Uganda is now trying to pass a bill where they can put to death LEGALLY gays with HIV/AIDS and imprison for life those without the disease. Anti-gay legislation here in the US has set a precident for the world. Those countries who tend to be more extreme in their views can now use us as they collect evidence for why it's okay to punish homosexuals. Reverand Rick Warren (he said the prayer at Obama's inauguration) and many high ranking officials in government are even offering their approval of this barbaric Ugandan law. What has happened to the consciousness and conscience of so many otherwise intelligent people? What makes these statistics even more tragic is Uganda is now trying to pass a bill where they can put to death LEGALLY gays with HIV/AIDS and imprison for life those without the disease. Anti-gay legislation here in the US has set a precident for the world. Those countries who tend to be more extreme in their views can now use us as they collect evidence for why it’s okay to punish homosexuals. Reverand Rick Warren (he said the prayer at Obama’s inauguration) and many high ranking officials in government are even offering their approval of this barbaric Ugandan law. What has happened to the consciousness and conscience of so many otherwise intelligent people?

]]> By: fiona64 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-5842 fiona64 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:21 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148#comment-5842 Unfortunately, things like Prop 8, Question 1, etc., give some people the idea that their homophobia is "righteous" (for lack of a better word) and that it's acceptable to act on it. There is always a sharp uptick in anti-LGBT hate crimes whenever some piece of legislation like this passes. 147 transgender people were murdered in the past year, just to name one statistic. http://www.transgenderdor.org/?page_id=555 If you look at this link, you will see that many of them are unnamed; no one from their family or friends even claimed them. This is the legacy of things like Prop 8, and it does not just happen abroad in third-world countries. It happens right here in the USA, in places like San Francisco or Chicago or Orlando. It saddens me mightily that people are so filled with hate against their fellow human beings. Unfortunately, things like Prop 8, Question 1, etc., give some people the idea that their homophobia is “righteous” (for lack of a better word) and that it’s acceptable to act on it. There is always a sharp uptick in anti-LGBT hate crimes whenever some piece of legislation like this passes.

147 transgender people were murdered in the past year, just to name one statistic. http://www.transgenderdor.org/?page_id=555 If you look at this link, you will see that many of them are unnamed; no one from their family or friends even claimed them. This is the legacy of things like Prop 8, and it does not just happen abroad in third-world countries. It happens right here in the USA, in places like San Francisco or Chicago or Orlando.

It saddens me mightily that people are so filled with hate against their fellow human beings.

]]> By: Laura http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-5824 Laura Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:19:55 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148#comment-5824 It turns out that there's not a breakdown in the report that breaks out property vs. individual crimes by bias motivation, only victims. So, while we can tell from the report whether victims were individuals or business or religious institutions, we cannot what crime(s) were committed against those victims. Overall, property crimes accounted for just over 1/3 of all hate crimes, so most hate crimes were "violent" crimes with intimidation being the most common violent crime (about 42%) followed by simple assault (29%), aggravated assault (24%), robbery, murder, and forcible rape. Almost 94% of property crime was destruction/vandalism. The report includes plenty of graphs, tables and charts, making it easy to see what all of these numbers look like. It turns out that there’s not a breakdown in the report that breaks out property vs. individual crimes by bias motivation, only victims. So, while we can tell from the report whether victims were individuals or business or religious institutions, we cannot what crime(s) were committed against those victims.

Overall, property crimes accounted for just over 1/3 of all hate crimes, so most hate crimes were “violent” crimes with intimidation being the most common violent crime (about 42%) followed by simple assault (29%), aggravated assault (24%), robbery, murder, and forcible rape.

Almost 94% of property crime was destruction/vandalism.

The report includes plenty of graphs, tables and charts, making it easy to see what all of these numbers look like.

]]> By: Laura http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-5819 Laura Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:32:25 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148#comment-5819 That is broken out, as I recall, but I don't have time to look it up right now. I will and post it later in the day or perhaps this evening. That is broken out, as I recall, but I don’t have time to look it up right now. I will and post it later in the day or perhaps this evening.

]]> By: JB http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148&cpage=1#comment-5818 JB Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:13 +0000 http://mormonsformarriage.com/?p=148#comment-5818 Thanks, Laura--this is important information--any word on what percentage of GLBT hate crimes were against "persons" versus against "property"? Thanks, Laura–this is important information–any word on what percentage of GLBT hate crimes were against “persons” versus against “property”?

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