Thread: The impact of Hate Crime on Grooming gang victims and our communities.

Tips for how to handle it

We’ve ALL got an identity, and we’re all HATED by someone, because of that identity.

Some attacks are on multiple aspects of our identities, e.g. White, female, & non-Muslim.

In the UK a ‘Hate Crime’ is recorded when an actual CRIME is perceived to be motivated by hostility towards an aspect of your identity (race, gender, ability, sexuality, religion or lack of religion)

Hate Crime laws are precious, and we need them. They are there to protect us all from any crime that is unfairly directed at an aspect of our own identity.

Note: Hate Crime law is different to Hate Speech law and ‘Non-Crime Hate Crime’ law, which are unpopular & controversial.

Police are trained to have quicker response times to Hate Crimes, and courts can give longer sentences to criminals who commit these offences.

Some people say that ‘White people can’t experience racism’, but this is a MYTH.

Hate Crime law does not discriminate against any race, and anyone can experience racism.

Any public or private service that discriminates against any race can be prosecuted under Equality Law 2010.

THE IMPACT of Hate Crimes on victims:

often receive more empathy
often get blamed more
more feelings of vulnerability
more anger, anxiety, shame
leads to pro-active behaviour
avoidance and security concerns
changing appearance
retaliation or revenge attacks

LONGTERM EFFECTS on victims:

Education
Accomodation
Health
PTSD, depression, addiction
Employment problems
Financial
Relationship problems

EFFECTS ON COMMUNITY:

Family members & others who share the same identity as the victim of the hate crime are also affected feel a community sense of ‘vicarious trauma’ or ‘shared suffering’.

This is the emotional residue of hearing about the pain, fear or terror of survivors.

SEEKING JUSTICE:

Perceptions of the criminal justice system are generally negative when people directly or indirectly experience hate crimes.

Younger victims are less likely to report hate crimes to the Police.

Some fear secondary victimisation by the Police.

SUPPORTING TARGETED COMMUNITIES:

Agencies need to have more understanding of the impact of Hate Crimes, including on whites
Hate Crimes need to be treated more seriously than other offences
Police need to gather evidence
Impact statements in court should reflect harms

TIPS FOR PREVENTION:

Encourage recording of Hate Crimes against ALL identity groups, not just ‘minority groups’
Education and social action to reduce the narratives driving Hate
increase media awareness of anti-white, anti-Western Hate Crime (including sexual offences)

Report media false information and denial of anti-Western hate crime (or anti-white racist attacks) to http://ipso.co.uk 

Report to your local services any legislation or action that discriminate against any identity group.

Share stories and support your community.

I have been to give training to ministers at Number 10, Westminster, the Home Office, Human Rights Conferences, Extremism Conferences, IICSA, Rape Crisis Services, and more.

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Best wishes,
Ella

P.S. I understand why you don’t want to like this thread. We’ve had Hate Crime laws used against us so many times. But please understand the only reason they’re unfit is that they’re not being used against our perpetrators!

Demand that they are!!