WHO COMMITS HATE CRIMES AND VIOLENT ACTS AGAINST THE HOMELESS?
Most hate crimes/violent acts are committed not by organized hate groups, but by individual citizens who harbor a strong resentment against a certain group of people. Some are “mission offenders,” who believe they are on a mission to cleanse the world of a particular evil. Others are “scapegoat offenders,” who violently act out their resentment toward the perceived growing economic power of a particular racial or ethnic group. Still others are “thrill seekers,” those who take advantage of a vulnerable and disadvantaged group in order to satisfy their own pleasures. Thrill seekers, primarily in their teens, are the most common perpetrators of violence against people who are homeless. Eighty per cent of hate crimes/violence against homeless persons in 2009 were committed by perpetrators under the age of thirty. In 2009: Total Number of Violent Acts in 2009: 117 Total Number of Non-Lethal Attacks: 74 Total Number of Lethal Attacks: 43 Breakdown of 2009 Non-Lethal Attacks: Beatings: 67% Ra
Related Questions
- The well-publicized violent hate crimes in Wyoming and Texas show that perpetrators of hate crimes usually get punished severely - doesn’t this mean we don’t need another federal law?
- Who Commits Hate Crimes and Violence against People who are Homeless?
- Don’t homeless people commit more violent crimes than housed people?
