York County
Hate Crimes
In Pennsylvania, certain crimes are
considered more serious when motivated
by hatred toward race, color, religion or
national origin of another individual or
group of individuals. "The most disturbing
pattern among those hate crimes that are
reported is that the offenders are young
people. Sixty-two percent of the hate
crimes over a five-year period were com
mitted by people ages 11 to 20 and they
only make up thirteen percent of the pop
ulation," Welliver said. Hate groups are
recruiting young people, especially
teenagers from unstable homes who need
a sense of belonging and respect. The hate
American
Studies Club
Sponsors
"Taxi Driver"
The PSH American Studies -
Humanities Club is sponsoring the 2001
American Film Series, "Mean Streets and
Cowboy Morality: Urban Anti-Heroes in
the 19705."
The first installment in the series will
be Martin Scorcese's Taxi Driver.
The film will be shown Friday,
January, 26 at 8 p.m. in the second floor
auditorium of the Olmsted building.
Admission is free. The movie is rated R.
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Campus organizations staff tables in the Gallery Lounge during Clubfest January 17
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group becomes the family the teenager
needs.
According to Welliver, the only way to
end discrimination, which sometimes
leads to hate crimes, is recognizing and
accepting differences in our society.
Witnesses of any kind of ethnic intimida
tion should report it to the Pennsylvania
Human Relations Commission or the
Inter-Agency Task Force on Civil Tension.
Victims of hate crimes or ethnic intimida
tion, should report it to local police depart
ments or the state police for investigation
and possible prosecution.
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