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...important to mention that less than 5% of crimes motivated by bias are committed by organized groups. But those groups are cheerily spreading a message of antipathy that can inspire acts of violence. Hate is not a passive emotion. And when people act on it, they should be punished...
...Hugh Liebert's "Black History Month Considered" (Opinion, Feb. 25) betrays a bias that views all cultural constructs of minority groups as invalid or inferior and, in addition, his anecdotes often paint the actions of black individuals as being instructive in understanding black Americans in general...
Hugh Liebert's "Black History Month Considered" (Opinion, Feb. 25) betrays a bias that views all cultural constructs of minority groups as invalid or inferior and, in addition, his anecdotes often paint the actions of black individuals as being instructive in understanding black Americans in general...
Other community service programs are no different: City Step, HAND, America Reads and Peace Games all cater to children under high-school age. Nor is this focus on children confined to Harvard alone: Dwight Hall at Yale and the Swearer Center at Brown show a similar bias. Almost every web page, every pamphlet on community service at Harvard and beyond shows counselors surrounded by mostly minority children hugging, laughing and frolicking...
Hate-crimes legislation will not erase bias against homosexuals in this country, just as existing hate-crimes laws have not eliminated racism. But it will recognize that crimes motivated by hate--crimes committed against homosexuals because they are homosexuals--are profoundly harmful to our society and should be punished accordingly. The federal and state governments must take every step in their power to ensure that gays and lesbians enjoy the same freedom from fear that the rest of society takes for granted...