Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

3 Convictions for Violation of Matthew Shepard, James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act

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Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Fourteen years after its namesake’s murders, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is being used to hold three men accountable for hate-fueled violence in Houston. Three defendants flush with white-supremacist tattoos were convicted Monday in Texas of hate crimes for the violent beating of an African-American man….

Disgraceful! 2 N.M. Men Admit Branding Developmentally Disabled Native American With Swastika: Men Used Heated Wire Hanger

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In one of the more repulsive cases of human behavior, two racist men pleaded guilty Thursday in New Mexico to defacing the body of a developmentally disabled Native American of Navajo descent. The defacing included branding the 22-year-old man with a swastika, using a heated wire hanger. Paul Beebe and Jesse…