Rafe Thornton
Hate Crime and people with disabilities.
Hate Crime is defined as hostility, prejudice, harassment, intimidation or hatred via verbal abuse, bullying and harassment, spitting and physical attacks, damage to property, graffiti, and written notes, emails and text messages, internet hate crime.
Of all the groups who suffer hate crime e.g. disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation, it is people with disabilities who very rarely report it to the police. Perhaps the main reason being that people with disabilities experience bullying and taunts on a daily basis throughout their lives. Living in fear is unacceptable and it’s time to say enough is enough!
Stop Hate UK have a 24 hour support line 0800 138 1625
Stop Hate UK is a national charity providing independent and confidential support to people affected by hate crimes. Regional and National events take place
Contact Stop Hate UK for more details about any of the information in this article by
Post: Stop Hate UK, PO Box 484, Leeds LS7 9BZ
Phone: 0113 293 5100
email: [email protected]
Alternatively, see the Stop Hate UK website stophateuk.org
You can get involved by volunteering with Stop Hate UK in their offices or joining a Scrutiny Panel, which involves reviewing past cases and recommending what the police could have done better or praising what they did well.
