The definition of a hate crime is “a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically one involving violence.” My name is Stephen, and I am a senior in high school. It wasn’t until my junior year of high school when I discovered hate crimes against women is still a global problem in 2016. I believe that gender discrimination needs an immediate solution and an increase in awareness.
1 in 3 women are victims of rape, abuse, or discrimination, however the individuals behind the crimes are rarely punished to the fullest extent in the eyes of the law. Recently, a Stanford student was founded guilty to three felony counts of sexual assault but only faced six months of prison. At this point, it is safe to say that it is a fact that women are discriminated against in today’s American society. I currently attend a high school in Santa Clarita, a safe, isolated town North of Los Angeles. One of the most common problems in American Society is to create a false belief that “everything is okay” or “crimes against humanity does not exist in our city/town/state.” Many people refer to Santa Clarita as a “boring, safe town” where no crime exists. While just recently, I attended a seminar hosted by a former sex slave who opened my eyes about the sex trafficking business that happened around me, in my town. As a result, I realized no town is safe from ANY type of crime and now realize it’s my job as the future of America to spread awareness about crimes against humanity. While the news is focused on professional athletes not standing for the pledge, I am trying to make a change and bring awareness to inhumane crimes that put thousands of women into danger. These types of news events puts no one in actual harm and as a unified country, we need to change the perspective of how we view America. The news just focuses on what the people want to hear, not the crimes that cause the destruction of our civilization. This is caused to make people feel better and a false sense of “security or reality” or in some cases, ignorance. As a result, many people believe “standing for the pledge” jeopardises American freedom or rights, but in reality when you discover how hate crimes are problems that actually strip innocent people of their rights, you no longer believe “not standing for the pledge” deprives anyone of their inalienable rights. “One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of everyday in this country” No excuses can justify despicable crimes of acid attacks, forced marriage, and even racial profiling. The acts of destruction are just as terrible as people who have a voice to speak out against the problem, unlike the victims of the attacks. The scariest part is the fact that some people who commit hate crimes truly believe it was the right thing to do. America needs to educate themselves on current events that are “too graphic” to talk about. The false sense of security needs to come to an end or else we will slowly diminish our society as a whole.
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