FBI: Hate crimes against gays rise while other crimes fall

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http://www.365gay.com/news/fbi-hate-crimes-against-gays-rise-while-other-crimes-fall/

(Washington) Law enforcement agencies reported a slight decrease in hate crimes last year, despite an increase against gays and lesbians.

The FBI reported more than 7,600 hate crime incidents in 2007, down about 1 percent from last year.

Racially motivated hate crimes accounted for more than half of that total. Religious bias was the second-leading motive for hate crimes, followed by prejudice against sexual orientation.

Within those categories, the FBI report found most hate crimes tended to be anti-black, anti-Jewish and anti-gay.

The FBI report is purely statistical and does not assign a cause for the slight overall decrease or the 6 percent increase in anti-gay hate crimes.

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1. That is the direct result of McCain/Palin campaign, republican anti gay platforms

...the religious right-wing anti-gay agenda and the increased tolerance of the media allowing gay bashing and by law enforcement turning away. It is organized, orchestrated and systemic.

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2. I agree