Infinite MonkeysAt long last, Claremont Professor Charged With Falsely Reporting a Hate Crime: "False accusations that imply hate crimes prey on the legitimate concerns of the public who truly abhor violence based on race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. And those who make false claims should realize there is a penalty for doing so."
I only wish they'd charged her with an actual hate crime. She did (allegedly!) spraypaint the car with racial slurs, after all. What good are hate-crime laws if they aren't enforced, even if she did commit it against herself? You say it would make a mockery of hate-crime laws? Hadn't thought of that...
(See also the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times.)
The lesson: Next time, make sure there are no witnesses, Professor Dunn.
Posted by Ben at April 27, 2004 02:21 PM | TrackBack