Submitted on Saturday 22nd August 2015
Published on Monday 24th August 2015
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 24th February 2016
Signatures: 204
Tagged with
Crime ~ Greater Manchester ~ Police ~ UK
Change the hate crime laws in the UK to include alternative sub-cultures
After the death of Sophie Lancaster, Sylvia Lancaster set up the Sophie Lancaster Foundation to change the hate crime laws to include alternative sub-cultures. So far, the police in places such as Greater Manchester treat crimes against people because of their alternative lifestyle as hate crimes
People who are part of the goth,emo, and mosher sub-culture face discrimination everyday. It is also an international problem as, a few years ago, Iraq students were killed because they 'looked emo' and the government considered it 'satanic'. Last year, a man in Iowa was attacked for having body modifications and was called a 'freak with horns'. This is a large issue that affects many people regularly and we can make a change to promote tolerance everywhere
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