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Hate Crimes, Hate Symbols, Electronic Hate
Hate Symbols
Summary of Policy and Recommendations
- The display of certain hate symbols with intent to intimidate or harass should be investigated as criminal conduct.
Background
ADL opposes any display that makes any American feel ostracized from or isolated in his or her own community. Displays of swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate battle flag send an unambiguous message of disenfranchisement and inequality to African-Americans, Jews and other minorities. Indeed, many Americans of all races, national origins, and religions – and all geographical regions – regard these symbols to be a modern expression of racism, intimidation, hatred, oppression, and violence, and they have been used by hate groups to symbolize white power and superiority. The display of these symbols with intent to intimidate or harass should be investigated as criminal conduct.
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