Hate crime in Britain / myLot

India

March 1, 2016 1:01am CST

First of all I am not targeting Britain or British people, this is only for news and information. Hate against persons with disabilities in Britain is always mentioned as Hate Crime. It is not a new thing (Happens everywhere, even in India) About Britain the Legend of James Burke mentions a hate crime that was emerged out of Irish-Scottish and Catholic-Protestant riots. It is not mentioned properly, and perhaps forgotten by most of the people because disability is not a faith, race or culture so that anyone can remember their history this way too. However Simon Byrne- Alexander McKay fight, that caused so many riots between Irish-Scottish / Catholic-Protestants is still known. I would like to know, how much British and others know about this, and how they deal with it. Most importantly - How you deal with present day hate crime against persons with disabilities?

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

9 Mar 16

I didn't know there are people who hate persons with disabilities. Why do they hate them?

I am not sure how this is in Britain, this is actually the first time I heard about hate crimes, I don't know how it is in my country as well.

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yugocean

@yugocean (9965)

• India

13 Mar 16

But this is real thing, all that started between gang war in Britain and still exists, it was established in old British colonies, like India and perhaps in Malaysia too.

Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

15 Mar 16

not sure why it needs defining as hate crime as any kind of bullying, violence, discrimination or prejudice to anyone should be treated as a crime period

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

16 Mar 16

@yugocean oh yes, I am familiar with it as a legal term - just that if someone stabs me while i'm white caucasian, hetero-male it's a crime but not a hate crime as if it makes a difference to the attack or injury or sentancing the assailant would face if caught

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yugocean

@yugocean (9965)

• India

16 Mar 16

It is mentioned as hate crime as per reports, so I used the same words

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yugocean

@yugocean (9965)

• India

16 Mar 16

@arthurchappell Yes this is crime, and there is no different law either. There is different law in India, but not for differently abled/ colour/ language, but for vote bank of politics in caste form.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12926)

• Nairobi, Kenya

1 Mar 16

It disgusts me and more so when a disabled person pass by and people look at him or her as if he or she is less of a human being

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yugocean

@yugocean (9965)

• India

1 Mar 16

This is reality, many people don't want to give any rights to persons with disabilities, yet it is something must.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306854)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Mar 16

Since I'm not British I can't answer that. But I can tell you we don't like hate crimes in the US.

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yugocean

@yugocean (9965)

• India

1 Mar 16

Problem is everywhere, in India it is too much, I was wondering what British people think since this was serious.

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suny

@suni51 (3429)

• India

24 Mar 16

@yugocean is it too much in India, News for me but who is doing that and against whom?

Shiva

@Shiva49 (26216)

• Singapore

12 May 16

I have not heard about this and surprising if it exists in a civilized society - siva

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yugocean

@yugocean (9965)

• India

13 May 16

Sorry, but this is truth, it all started with British underworld and still exits.

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harry6

@harry6 (133)

• Chandigarh, India

24 Jun 16

a person who is already in trouble and discrimination against such person is really bad