Word: victimness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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John Hinds of 207 Charles St., Cambridge, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. on Fifth Street after he allegedly shot three persons at 157 Fifth St. Hinds was charged with murder and assault with intent to murder. Two victims were taken to area hospitals and a female victim was pronounced dead...
...Lexington, Mass., tow truck driver reports that he was the victim of kidnapping, armed assault and malicious destruction of property after three unknown males forced him to drive them from Harvard Square to Lowell, Mass. The victim was not seriously injured, but his vehicle was damaged. The suspects fled once they reached Lowell. The incident began...
Cambridge library administrator Marion Hampton claims she was twice the victim of petty physical assaults from her fellow employees-and her superiors were unresponsive to her complaints...
...Hate crime laws apply only to `special groups." In fact, every American receives protection. Hate crime statutes criminalize acts committed because the victim is different from the perpetrator. Thus, Christians attacked because they are Christian are as likely as Jews or Muslims to be protected by the law. Whites are protected just as much as minorities; heterosexuals are as protected as homosexuals...
...legislate tolerance. Prejudice is part of human nature." A victim who is attacked because he or she is black, Jewish or gay often thinks "Does everyone in this community despise me?" That is because hate crimes are designed to send the message "We don't want you here." Hate crime laws send back an important message of hope and support to the victim, and a strong message to potential perpetrators that hate-mongering will not be tolerated. JOHN ANTHONY MELSON Bettendorf, Iowa...