ATF Investigating Rash of Fires Targeting Jehovah’s Witness Centers in Washington State
The ATF is investigating a rash of suspicious fires targeting Jehovah’s Witness worship centers in Washington State.
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ATF Investigates Rash of Arsons at Black Churches Near Ferguson
ATF investigators are searching for a suspect they believe is responsible for setting six black churches on fire near Ferguson.
FBI to Determine Whether Religious Hatred Motivated Shooting of 3 Muslims
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating the killings of three Muslims to determine whether religious or ethnic hatred motivated the shooting in North Carolina, WCNC-TV reports. The case remains under investigation by Chapel Hill police. The bureau said it “opened a parallel preliminary inquiry to determine whether any federal laws were violated.” So…
Justice Department Wants to End Profiling Based Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation
By Steve Neavling tickethewire.com The days of profiling may be over for federal law enforcement, according to a report obtained by the Washington Post. The ban on profiling would apply to people based on their ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. One impact of the policy, for example, would be prohibiting surveillance of mosques without proof…
Justice Department to Dramatically Expand Rules Aimed at Profiling by Federal Agents
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a move to address decades of concerns about the protection of civil rights, the Justice Department plans to expand its definition of racial profiling to alleviate discrimination by religion, nationality, gender and sexual orientation, the New York Times reports. Although the Bush administration banned racial profiling in 2003, it provided exclusions…
NY Muslim Groups Resist Cooperating With Police
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After all the efforts by law enforcement to forge a lasting cooperation — particularly in the post-9/11 era — some in the Muslim community in America remain skeptical. The Associated Press reports Muslim groups in New York are discouraging people from going to the New York police with concerns about terrorism, and…
FBI Report Says Hate Crime Rate Held Steady in 2010
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Hate crimes held steady in 2010, new FBI stats show, with 6,628 hate crime incidents reported for the year. That figure was slightly up from the 6,604 in 2009. Almost half of all incidents were motivated by racial bias, according to the FBI report released Monday. Roughly 20 percent of the…