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Stereotypes Against Hate Crimes
In 2017 you’ll think we will stop seeing racial slurs and hate crimes because we are overcoming it with intelligence and common sense, well no; There have always been hate crimes, but ever since Donald Trump was elected candidate for the presidency there's been much more discriminating and racism than ever, and why is this important? Because who wants to live in a country full of hate, anyways reports don't lie.
For example, more Anti-Semitic incidents, they increased 86% in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Anti-Defamation League, the number of crimes against Jews and their properties; they say if this continues there would be more than 2,000 incidents this year.
Since the election of 2016, news media have been reporting more hate crime incidents, such as racism and bullying in schools. According to The
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It always has been there somehow, but people have been under control with this new president that the only thing it does is promoting hate and discrimination, but clarifying they were always there but they were less noticeable.
Clarifying what is a hate crime is basically a crime motivated by racial, sexual, etc. So all these crimes happening against all types of races can be classified in the category of hate crimes.
But what motives do the people have to do these atrocious things? We live in one of the most diverse countries in the world, and still we face this kind of stuff happening, a lot of people are closed minded enough to not see that this country is changing and that's probably the reason they think this country belongs to them, we can't keep that type of thinking, we live in a world where we keep evolving, advancing, and some people can't see that, that's why we need to make them understand and stop these stupid hate crimes against people that have done nothing wrong.
There's a bunch of organizations that help people that have been exposed to hate crimes and bullying because they have different color

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