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Hate Crimes – undermining our nation’s founding principles DA-1749-B 9/18 Hate Crimes California law defines a hate crime as a criminal act or credible threat of violence against a person or group of people in which the victims are targeted because of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or disability. Hate crimes cause victims and the targeted community to live in fear and tend to undermine the foundations of equal justice in our society. To charge an offender with a hate crime under California law, there must be evidence that bias, hatred or prejudice was a substantial motivating factor in the commission of the crime. The following acts are examples of hate crimes under California law if the victim is a member or perceived to be a member of the legally protected group: n Targeting a victim for any crime, including property crimes such as burglary or vandalism, because of his/her race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or disability n Using force or threatening to use force to injure, intimidate or interfere with a person’s exercise of constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms such as attending church or school, voting, moving freely in public places or being secure in one’s home n Defacing or damaging property to intimidate or interfere with a person’s exercise of constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms n Desecrating a religious symbol or displaying a swastika on another person’s property with the intent to terrorize n Vandalizing, burning or bombing a church, synagogue, mosque or other house of worship with the intent to terrorize n Hanging a noose on another person’s property, knowing it to be a symbol representing a threat to life and for the purpose of terrorizing the owner of the property including schools, parks and places of employment Victim Services The District Attorney’s Bureau of Victim Services is available in courthouses and police stations throughout the county to assist crime victims who suffered injury or were threatened with injury. Victim services representatives provide assistance and resources to victims to help keep them safe and counseling referrals to address the trauma of hate crime victimization. In addition to helping victims obtain restitution, victim services representatives provide crisis- intervention services and necessary referrals to crime victims and their families; assist in requesting protective orders; guide crime victims through the court process; help arrange emergency shelter, food and clothing; and assist in filing for compensation through the California Victim Compensation Program. Victims of violence or threats of violence with police reports on file may be eligible to receive compensation for qualifying losses and expenses related to the crime such as loss of wages and relocation, medical and counseling expenses. Staff members are available to assist victims in several languages. Reporting Hate Crimes If you are a victim of, or a witness to, a hate crime, it is important that you report the crime to law enforcement. Call your local police or sheriff’s station. If it is an emergency, dial 911. Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Bureau of Victim Services 1-800-380-3811 http://da.lacounty.gov/victims Free Speech or Hate Crime? In our society, we sometimes encounter hateful words and behavior in the form of racial or ethnic slurs, religious insults or anti-gay messages posted on the Internet, shouted out at political rallies or spoken in anger during a confrontation on the street, such as a road-rage dispute. But such slurs, insults or hateful statements alone are not hate crimes. Free speech is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, even when it may contain hateful or inflammatory ideas. So, while it may hurt and frighten people and communities, it is not a crime to speak or write words that advocate hate and bigotry. However, speech that includes a credible threat of violence against an individual or group is a crime. Hate incidents are hate-motivated words or actions that do not rise to the level of a crime but are still offensive because the targeted person may feel victimized. Prosecuting Hate Crimes California has a number of laws that specifically apply to hate crimes. These offenses may be prosecuted either as misdemeanors or felonies depending on the severity of the act. Some crimes that are typically prosecuted as misdemeanors can be elevated to felonies if they are hate-motivated. Convictions for felony crimes where hate was a substantial motivating factor can carry penalty provisions that add one to four years to the standard state prison sentence. Where to Find Help Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations 213-738-2788 Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission 213-978-1660 U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service 213-894-2941 Anti-Defamation League 310-446-2000 Asian Americans Advancing Justice 213-977-7500 Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles 213-353-1333 Los Angeles LGBT Center 1-800-373-2227 Muslim Public Affairs Council 323-258-6722 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 310-397-1171 Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Tools for Tolerance 310-772-2505 South Asian Network 1-800-281-8111 or 562-403-0488 Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Martin Luther King Legacy Association 213-268-3082 Jackie Lacey District Attorney Los Angeles County
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Hate Crimes –undermining our nation’s founding principles
DA-1749-B 9/18
Hate Crimes
California law defines a hate crime as a criminal act or credible threat of violence against a person or group of people in which the victims are targeted because of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or disability.
Hate crimes cause victims and the targeted community to live in fear and tend to undermine the foundations of equal justice in our society.
To charge an offender with a hate crime under California law, there must be evidence that bias, hatred or prejudice was a substantial motivating factor in the commission of the crime.
The following acts are examples of hate crimes under California law if the victim is a member or perceived to be a member of the legally protected group:
n Targeting a victim for any crime, including property crimes such as burglary or vandalism, because of his/her race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or disabilityn Using force or threatening to use force to injure, intimidate or interfere with a person’s exercise of constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms such as attending church or school, voting, moving freely in public places or being secure in one’s home n Defacing or damaging property to intimidate or interfere with a person’s exercise of constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedomsn Desecrating a religious symbol or displaying a swastika on another person’s property with the intent to terrorizen Vandalizing, burning or bombing a church, synagogue, mosque or other house of worship with the intent to terrorizen Hanging a noose on another person’s property, knowing it to be a symbol representing a threat to life and for the purpose of terrorizing the owner of the property including schools, parks and places of employment
Victim Services
The District Attorney’s Bureau of Victim Services is available in courthouses and police stations throughout the county to assist crime victims who suffered injury or were threatened with injury. Victim services representatives provide assistance and resources to victims to help keep them safe and counseling referrals to address the trauma of hate crime victimization.
In addition to helping victims obtain restitution, victim services representatives provide crisis-intervention services and necessary referrals to crime victims and their families; assist in requesting protective orders; guide crime victims through the court process; help arrange emergency shelter, food and clothing; and assist in filing for compensation through the California Victim Compensation Program. Victims of violence or threats of violence with police reports on file may be eligible to receive compensation for qualifying losses and expenses related to the crime such as loss of wages and relocation, medical and counseling expenses. Staff members are available to assist victims in several languages.
Reporting Hate Crimes
If you are a victim of, or a witness to, a hate crime, it is important that you report the crime to law enforcement. Call your local police or sheriff’s station. If it is an emergency, dial 911.
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
Bureau of VictimServices
1-800-380-3811http://da.lacounty.gov/victims
Free Speech or Hate Crime?
In our society, we sometimes encounter hateful words and behavior in the form of racial or ethnic slurs, religious insults or anti-gay messages posted on the Internet, shouted out at political rallies or spoken in anger during a confrontation on the street, such as a road-rage dispute. But such slurs, insults or hateful statements alone are not hate crimes.
Free speech is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, even when it may contain hateful or inflammatory ideas. So, while it may hurt and frighten people and communities, it is not a crime to speak or write words that advocate hate and bigotry. However, speech that includes a credible threat of violence against an individual or group is a crime.
Hate incidents are hate-motivated words or actions that do not rise to the level of a crime but are still offensive because the targeted person may feel victimized.
Prosecuting Hate Crimes
California has a number of laws that specifically apply to hate crimes. These offenses may be prosecuted either as misdemeanors or felonies depending on the severity of the act. Some crimes that are typically prosecuted as misdemeanors can be elevated to felonies if they are hate-motivated. Convictions for felony crimes where hate was a substantial motivating factor can carry penalty provisions that add one to four years to the standard state prison sentence.
Where to Find Help
Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations 213-738-2788Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission213-978-1660U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service213-894-2941Anti-Defamation League310-446-2000Asian Americans Advancing Justice213-977-7500Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles213-353-1333Los Angeles LGBT Center1-800-373-2227Muslim Public Affairs Council 323-258-6722National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)310-397-1171Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Tools for Tolerance310-772-2505
South Asian Network1-800-281-8111 or 562-403-0488Southern Christian Leadership Conference andthe Martin Luther King Legacy Association213-268-3082
Jackie LaceyDistrict AttorneyLos Angeles County
Mga Hate Crime –nagpaparupok sa mga prinsipyo ng pagkakatatag ng ating bansa
DA-1749-B 9/18
Mga Hate Crime
Itinuturing ng batas ng California ang hate crime bilang isang kriminal na pagkilos o mapaniniwalaang pagbabanta ng karahasan laban sa isang tao o grupo ng mga tao kung saan ang mga biktima ay pinupuntirya dahil sa kanilang aktwal o pinaghihinalaang lahi, kulay, relihiyon, ninuno, bansang pinagmulan, sekswal na oryentasyon, kasarian o kapansanan.
Ang mga hate crime ay nagdudulot sa mga biktima at sa pinupuntiryang komunidad na mamuhay nang may pangamba at pinaparupok ang mga pundasyon ng pantay na katarungan sa ating lipunan.
Upang masakdal ang nagkasala ng isang hate crime sa ilalim ng batas ng California, dapat ay mayroong katibayan na ang pagkiling (bias), pagkamuhi o masamang palagay (prejudice) ay isang matibay na motibo sa paggawa ng krimen.
Ang mga sumusunod na pagkilos ay mga halimbawa ng mga hate crime sa ilalim ng batas ng California kung ang biktima ay isang miyembro o pinaghihinalaang miyembro ng legal na protektadong grupo:
n Ang pag-target sa isang biktima para sa anumang krimen, kabilang ang mga krimen sa ari-arian tulad ng pagnanakaw o vandalism, dahil sa kanyang lahi, kulay, relihiyon, ninuno, bansang pinagmulan, sekswal na oryentasyon, kasarian o kapansanann Ang paggamit ng puwersa o pagbabanta na gagamitan ng puwersa para manakit, manakot o manghimasok sa paggamit ng isang tao ng kanyang mga karapatan at kalayaan na ginagarantiyahan sa konstitusyon tulad ng pagpunta sa simbahan o pagpasok sa paaralan, pagboto, pagkilos nang malaya sa mga pampublikong lugar o pagiging ligtas sa sariling bahay n Pagsira ng anyo o paninira ng ari-arian upang takutin o panghimasukan ang pagsasagawa ng isang tao ng kanyang mga karapatan at kalayaan na ginagarantiyahan sa konstitusyon n Paglapastangan sa isang simbolo ng relihiyon o pag-display ng swastika sa ari-arian ng isang tao na may hangaring manakot/manindakn Pag-vandalize, panununog o pagpapasabog ng isang simbahan, sinagoga, moske o iba pang sambahan na may hangaring manakot/manindakn Pagsabit ng silo sa ari-arian ng isang tao, kahit na alam na ito ay isang simbolo na kumakatawan sa pagbabanta sa buhay at para sa layunin na takutin ang may-ari ng ari-arian kabilang ang mga paaralan, parke/liwasan at mga lugar ng trabaho
Mga Serbisyo para sa Biktima
Ang District Attorney’s Bureau of Victim Services ay available sa mga hukuman at istasyon ng pulisya sa buong county upang tulungan ang mga biktima ng krimen na nagdusa mula sa pinsala o pinagbantaan ng pinsala. Ang mga kinatawan ng mga serbisyo para sa biktima ay nagbibigay ng tulong at mapagkukunan sa mga biktima upang panatilihin silang ligtas at mga referral para sa pagpapayo upang matugunan ang trauma ng pagiging biktima ng isang hate crime.
Bilang karagdagan sa pagtulong sa mga biktima na makakuha ng bayad-pinsala, ang mga kinatawan ng mga serbisyo para sa mga biktima ay nagbibigay ng mga crisis-intervention service at mga kinakailangang referral sa mga biktima ng krimen at kanilang mga pamilya; tumutulong sa paghingi ng mga atas sa proteksyon; ginagabayan ang mga biktima ng krimen sa proseso ng korte; tumutulong na maayos ang emerhensyang tutuluyan, pagkain at damit; at tumutulong sa biktima sa paghiling ng kabayaran sa pamamagitan ng California Victim Compensation Program. Ang mga biktima ng karahasan o pagbabanta ng karahasan na mayroong mga naka-file na police report ay maaaring karapat-dapat na makatanggap ng kabayaran para sa kwalipikadong kawalan at gastos na may kaugnayan sa krimen tulad ng pagkawala ng sahod at relokasyon, mga gastos sa medikal at paghihingi ng payo (counseling). Mayroong mga kawani na maaaring tumulong sa mga biktima sa ilang mga wika.
Pag-ulat ng mga Hate Crime
Kung ikaw ay biktima ng, o testigo sa isang hate crime, mahalaga na i-ulat mo ang krimen sa nagpapatupad ng batas. Tawagan ang iyong lokal na pulisya o istasyon ng sheriff. Kung ito ay isang emerhensya, i-dial ang 911.
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
Bureau of VictimServices
1-800-380-3811http://da.lacounty.gov/victims
Malayang Pananalita o Hate Crime?
Sa ating lipunan, minsan ay nakakasagupa tayo ng mga mapoot na salita at pag-uugali sa anyo ng mga pang-iinsulto sa lahi o etniko, insulto sa relihiyon o mga mensahe na laban sa homosekswalidad na pinost sa Internet, isinigaw sa mga rally na politikal o sinambit sa galit sa panahon ng isang paghaharap sa kalsada, tulad ng alitan sa trapiko. Ngunit ang gayong mga insulto o mapoot na mga pahayag lamang ay hindi mga hate crime.
Ang malayang pananalita ay protektado ng Unang Susog ng Konstitusyon ng Estados Unidos, kahit na ito ay may nilalamang mapoot o nakakapagpasiklab na mga ideya. Kaya, kahit na ito ay maaaring makasakit at makapanakot ng mga tao at komunidad, hindi isang krimen ang magsalita o magsulat ng mga salitang nagtataguyod ng poot at pagkapanatiko/bigotry. Gayunpaman, ang pananalitang may kasamang kapani-paniwalang pagbabanta ng karahasan laban sa isang indibidwal o grupo ay isang krimen.
Ang mga pangyayaring dulot ng poot (hate incidents) ay mga salita o pagkilos na bunsod ng poot na hindi nasa antas ng isang krimen ngunit nakakasakit pa rin dahil maaaring pakiramdam ng tinarget na tao na siya ay isang biktima.
Pag-uusig ng mga Hate Crime
May ilang mga batas ang California na partikular na naaangkop sa mga hate crime. Ang mga pagkakasala na ito ay maaaring usigin bilang maliit na paglabag sa batas o mabigat na paglabag sa batas depende sa kalubhaan ng pagkilos. Ang ilang mga krimen na tipikal na inuusig bilang maliit na paglabag sa batas ay maaaring itaas sa mabigat na paglabag sa batas kung poot ang naging motibo (hate-motivated). Ang mga paghatol para sa mga krimen na mabigat na paglabag sa batas kung saan poot ay isang matibay na kadahilanan ng motibo ay maaaring may kasamang parusa na nagdaragdag ng isa hanggang apat na taon sa karaniwang sentensiya ng pagkakabilanggo sa estado.
Saan Hahanap ng Tulong
Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations 213-738-2788Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission213-978-1660U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service213-894-2941Anti-Defamation League310-446-2000Asian Americans Advancing Justice213-977-7500Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles213-353-1333Los Angeles LGBT Center1-800-373-2227Muslim Public Affairs Council 323-258-6722National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)310-397-1171Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Tools for Tolerance310-772-2505
South Asian Network1-800-281-8111 or 562-403-0488Southern Christian Leadership Conference andthe Martin Luther King Legacy Association213-268-3082
Jackie LaceyAbugado ng DistritoLos Angeles County
