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hate crime

Oct 2020

Another Smollett hoax? Police in Madison find no evidence four ‘frat boys’ committed hate crime against biracial woman

John Sexton Oct 02, 2020 6:41 PM

“At first I didn’t even believe what had happened.”

Sep 2020

Whodunit: Twin Cities Trump supporter’s home torched, tagged with BLM and anarchist graffiti

Ed Morrissey Sep 24, 2020 2:01 PM

“For them to see me express my beliefs as a Republican, it’s crazy to think it came down to this.”

Aug 2020

Colorado man yelled ‘Black Lives Matter’ before stabbing a stranger, now charged with a hate crime

John Sexton Aug 28, 2020 8:41 PM

“…allegedly confessed, telling the officer, ‘I stabbed him, I’m a psychopath'”

Jul 2020

A Wisconsin man drove his truck into a motorcyclist saying he wanted to kill a white person

John Sexton Jul 10, 2020 4:41 PM

“…people are going to have to die.”

Jun 2020

Wallace: I don’t care what the FBI says, it’s still a noose

Ed Morrissey Jun 24, 2020 8:41 AM

“The FBI has stated it was a noose over and over again. NASCAR leadership has stated it was a noose. I can confirm that.”

No hate crime: “Noose” in Bubba Wallace’s garage was a pull rope that had been there since 2019, says FBI

Allahpundit Jun 23, 2020 6:31 PM

Hoo boy.

NASCAR whodunit: Who hung a noose in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall? Update: FBI, DoJ called in

Ed Morrissey Jun 22, 2020 12:01 PM

Let’s go to the video.

Judge to Smollett: Great news — you can still be prosecuted for hoax

Ed Morrissey Jun 13, 2020 11:31 AM

Too clever by half?

May 2020

Arbery attorney claims the feds are investigating shooting as a hate crime

Jazz Shaw May 26, 2020 12:31 PM

A battle in the court of public opinion

Apr 2020

Smollett’s lawsuit has been dumped

Jazz Shaw Apr 23, 2020 8:01 AM

Dismissed

Feb 2020

San Francisco police make arrest in robbery, abuse of elderly Asian man collecting cans

John Sexton Feb 28, 2020 9:21 PM

“ignorant, inhumane, & sickening”

Chicago mayor says Jussie Smollett “needs to be prosecuted”

Jazz Shaw Feb 25, 2020 2:31 PM

Under the bus you go!

Kim Foxx now supports new charges against Smollett

Jazz Shaw Feb 13, 2020 8:01 AM

Still questioning the timing, though

Jan 2020

Manhattan DA: On second thought, we’ll present a hate-crime case to grand jury in anti-Semitic subway attack

Ed Morrissey Jan 03, 2020 4:16 PM

Equal justice under the law.

Israeli victim attorneys: Manhattan DA will refuse to charge hate crime over anti-Semitic subway attack; Exclusive update: DA office reconsidering?

Ed Morrissey Jan 02, 2020 2:01 PM

“This is a slap in the face to every Jewish New Yorker.”

Oct 2019

Antifa protester charged with anti-Semitic hate crime

John Sexton Oct 31, 2019 6:01 PM

“Jews, Jews, Jews … give me your money!”

Sep 2019

Grandparents of Virginia sixth-grader: Her three white classmates didn’t assault her and cut her hair after all

Allahpundit Sep 30, 2019 3:31 PM

Hoax.

Aug 2019

Will Kim Foxx take the 5th?

Jazz Shaw Aug 28, 2019 10:31 AM

Nothing to see here

Jul 2019

Witness: “Go back where you came from” was said — but by Georgia state rep

Ed Morrissey Jul 24, 2019 2:01 PM

“Continuously.”

Smollett: On second thought, it was all those two brothers’ fault

Jazz Shaw Jul 20, 2019 11:31 AM

The man has a lot of requests

Hate crime students ratted out by their own phones

Jazz Shaw Jul 11, 2019 10:41 AM

Not smart

Jun 2019

Empire showrunner: See ya, Jussie

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2019 8:06 AM

Racism?

More Smollett: Foxx’s office negotiated public statement with his lawyers

Jazz Shaw Jun 01, 2019 10:01 AM

The closer you look, the worse it gets

May 2019

Smollett files: Prosecutors double-crossed police on admission of guilt

Ed Morrissey May 31, 2019 10:01 AM

Blindsided.

Apr 2019

Kim Foxx: Hey, criticizing me over the Smollett case is kinda racist, isn’t it?

Jazz Shaw Apr 08, 2019 10:31 AM

“As the first African American woman in this role, it is disheartening to me …”

Chicago awaits with bated breath: Will Smollett pay up $130K by the deadline? Update: Will return to Empire, co-star tells The View

Ed Morrissey Apr 04, 2019 2:01 PM

Lightfoot: “If that happened, he’s got to be held accountable.”

Mar 2019

Rahm Emanuel: Trump’s to blame for Smollett’s hate crime hoax

Karen Townsend Mar 30, 2019 1:01 PM

Chicago’s a “Trump-free zone”.

Here we go. Smollett’s lawyer says he still may sue

Jazz Shaw Mar 27, 2019 3:01 PM

Cojones of solid brass

Emanuel to Smollett prosecutors: Get your stories straight

Ed Morrissey Mar 27, 2019 10:01 AM

“This is actually making fools of all of us.”

Osundairo brothers’ attorney: They accepted payment for training with the promise of a favor

John Sexton Mar 11, 2019 3:01 PM

“…the favor was to stage the attack.”

Feb 2019

THR: Did an addiction to fame “break” Jussie Smollett?

Ed Morrissey Feb 27, 2019 4:01 PM

Page: Smollett has created a “conversation … to examine hate violence.”

Professor: Hate crime hoaxes are more common than people think

John Sexton Feb 22, 2019 5:21 PM

“…the individuals responsible almost invariably say that they staged incidents to call attention to real incidents”

“Empire” drops Smollett from rest of season amid reports that some cast members want him fired

Allahpundit Feb 22, 2019 11:21 AM

Endgame?

Smollett to Empire castmates: No really, I’m totally innocent

Ed Morrissey Feb 22, 2019 8:01 AM

“Mr. Smollett is a young man of impeccable character and integrity …”

Van Jones on Jussie Smollett: He owes black gay men a lifetime of atonement

Allahpundit Feb 21, 2019 4:01 PM

“This ain’t nothing to play with.”

Smollett update: Tipster says trio were together the night of the attack, Jussie’s scenes cut from Empire (Update: Tip discounted)

John Sexton Feb 19, 2019 3:01 PM

“…5 of his scenes have been cut, and his musical number has been 86’d.”

Smollett: Why no, I have no plans to talk to the cops again

Jazz Shaw Feb 19, 2019 9:21 AM

Oh, what a tangled web we weave

Reporter Andy Ngo: The list of fake hate crimes is pretty long (Update)

John Sexton Feb 18, 2019 4:01 PM

It keeps happening.

So how does the Jussie Smollett story end?

Jazz Shaw Feb 17, 2019 9:31 AM

A lack of accountability all around

New developments in the Jussie Smollett investigaton (Update: Staged? Police dispute)

John Sexton Feb 14, 2019 6:41 PM

“detectives have identified the persons of interest…”

Dec 2018

Another hate hoax, this time at Goucher College in Maryland

John Sexton Dec 03, 2018 1:01 PM

“The graffiti found Thursday included swastikas…”

Nov 2018

Man arrested in Los Angeles being investigated for anti-Semitic hate crime

John Sexton Nov 26, 2018 3:01 PM

“He clearly was going at us…”

Aug 2018

Guess who actually lynched that black doll in Philadelphia (POTUS blamed)

Jazz Shaw Aug 06, 2018 12:31 PM

Probably not who you think

Jul 2018

Was the murder of Nia Wilson a hate crime?

John Sexton Jul 26, 2018 8:41 PM

“It just feels like they’re coming for us.”