1.
Population- 9,879,527
Incidents Reported- 228
2.
The state of Ohio covers Bias-Motivated Violence and Intimidation, Civil
Action, Race, Religion, Ethnicity and Institutional Vandalism. It does not
cover Sexual Orientation, Gender, Disability, Other, Data Collection, or
Training for Law Enforcement Personnel.
3.Under
Crime/Penalty enhancement it states that the penalty is enhanced for “ethnic
intimidation” when certain offenses are committed by reason of the victim’s
race, color, religion, or natural origin. Under Institutional Vandalism it states
that no person, without privilege to do so, shall purposely deface, damage,
pollute, or otherwise physically mistreat a place of worship, its furnishings,
or religious artifacts or sacred texts within the place of worship
or within the grounds upon which the place of worship is located or any other
object of reverence or sacred devotion.
Sixteen people were sent to jail
for committing religiously motivated assaults against members of the Amish
church. Apparently there were ongoing disputes between the groups and there
were multiple incidents in which the non-Amish group forcibly removed beard and
head hair from practitioners of the Amish faith. The assaults were well planned
out and last September, a jury found the perpetrators guilty after a lengthy trial.
This is an organization called
The Give A Damn Campaign. This group focuses on hate crimes based on sexual
orientation and gender identity. There is a ton of awesome information about
this campaign but basically it is a project of Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund
and it’s a web based initiative to educate and engage the straight community in
the advancement of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.
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