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Pickles Will Kill You
Pickles will kill you! Every pickle you eat
brings you nearer to death. Amazingly, the
thinking man has failed to grasp the terrifying
significance of the term in a pickle. Although
leading horticulturists have long known cuccumis
sativius possesses indehiscent pulp, the pickle
industry continues to expand. Pickles are
associated with all the major diseases of the
body. Eating them breeds wars. They can be
related to most airline tragedies. Auto accidents
are caused by pickles. There exists a positive
relationship between crime waves and consumption
of this fruit of the curcubit family. Dont
believe this? Let the statistics bare witness
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The Truth About Pickles

• Nearly all sick people have eaten pickles. The
  effects are obviously cumulative.
• 99.9 of all Southern Californians who die from
  cancer have eaten pickles.
• 97.3 of all soldiers have eaten pickles.
• 96.8 of all Southern California college students
  have eaten pickles.
• 99.7 of the people involved in air and auto
  accidents ate pickles within 14 days preceding
  the accident.
• 93.1 of juvenile delinquents come from homes
  where pickles are served frequently.
• Still not a believer of the dangers of pickles?
  The proof is overwhelming! How can you argue what
  is obviously true?

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A Quick Quiz/Survey
Define the Following

• Hate

Loathing and contempt for people or things

• Prejudice

Predilection toward something or dislike of
another

• Discrimination

Acting out on ones prejudices

• Bigotry

Discrimination based on race or religion

• Tolerance

Acceptance of others differences despite ones
prejudice

• Answer the Following
• When I think of the community I live in, I think
  of
• When other people think of the community I live
  in, they think of
• Explain both answers.

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Symbols of Hate

• Americas Legacy of Images of Intolerance and
  Intimidation

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Somewhere in America

• Every hour ...
• someone commits a hate crime.
• Every day ...
• at least eight blacks, three whites, three
  gays/lesbians, three Jews and one Latino become
  hate crime victims.
• Every week ...
• a cross is burned.
• The Ugly Truth Bias is a human condition, and
  American history is rife with prejudice against
  groups and individuals because of their race,
  religion, disability, sexual orientation or other
  differences.
• The 20th Century saw major progress in outlawing
  discrimination, and most Americans today support
  integrated schools and neighborhoods. But
  stereotypes and unequal treatment persist, an
  atmosphere often exploited by hate groups. Spread
  on the Internet and accessible by personal
  computers, hate clearly knows no geographic
  bounds.

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Hate Crime

• When bias motivates an unlawful act, it is
  considered a hate crime. Race and religion
  inspire most hate crimes, but hate today wears
  many faces
• The greatest growth in hate crimes in recent
  years is against Asian Americans and gays and
  lesbians, according to FBI statistics.
• Most hate crimes occur in the North and West --
  not in the South, as many assume.
• Pennsylvania hosted more Klan rallies in the
  1990s than Alabama.

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Active U.S. Hate Groups in 2002

• Black Separatist
• Christian Identity
• Ku Klux Klan
• Neo-Confederate
• Neo-Nazi
• Racist Skinhead
• Other

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Hate Symbols

• Various symbols have been used by those who wish
  to propagate hate throughout Americas history
• While many are familiar with some of the more
  common symbols (e.g., the burning cross, or
  Swastika), other symbols with seemingly more
  benign meaning have been adopted by groups to
  express hate in a less overt manner.
• Lets look at some you might know of, others
  youve never seen, an some you might not have
  known express prejudice.

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Swastika Iron Cross

• Symbol Type Neo-Nazi Symbol
• Traditional Use/Origins The Iron Cross (without
  the swastika) was a medal that originated during
  the Napoleonic Wars and became one of the worlds
  most easily recognized military decorations.
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Neo-Nazis
• Extremist Meaning or Representation Demonstrates
  a belief in National Socialism
• Background/History Adolph Hitler renewed use of
  the Iron Cross in 1939 and superimposed the Nazi
  swastika in its center. Following the fall of the
  Third Reich, the symbol became strictly
  prohibited in post-war Germany. Today, the symbol
  is often displayed by neo-Nazi groups, especially
  as jewelry (e.g., pendants shirts). The Iron
  Cross without the swastika is also frequently
  used as a hate symbol in the same manner as the
  Nazi-era Iron Cross. It is also often displayed
  on clothing and accessories (i.e., Independent).

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Confederate Flag

• Symbol Type General Racist Symbol
• Traditional Use/Origins Civil War/Old South
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization White
  Supremacists
• Extremist Meaning or Representation White
  southern pride
• Background/History Although the flag is seen by
  some Southerners simply as a symbol of Southern
  pride, it is often used by racists to represent
  white domination of African-Americans. The flag
  remains a subject of controversy because some
  Southern states still fly the flag from public
  buildings or incorporate it into their state
  flags design. The flag is also used by racists
  as an alternative to the American flag, which
  they consider to be an emblem of what they
  describe as the Jewish-controlled government.

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Thunder/Lightning Bolts

• Symbol Type Neo-Nazi Symbol
• Traditional Use/OriginsNazi symbol signifying
  the Schutzstaffel (SS), Heinrich Himmlers police
  forces, whose members ranged from agents of the
  Gestapo to soldiers of the Waffen SS to the
  guards at concentration and death camps.
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Neo-Nazis,
  Racist Skinheads
• Background/HistoryThe symbol is frequently seen
  in neo-Nazi tattoos and graffiti and
  characterizes the beliefs of neo-Nazis and racist
  skinheads violence, anti-Semitism, white
  supremacy and fascism.

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Skin Fist

• Symbol Type Skinhead Symbol
• Traditional Use/Origins The skinhead movement
  began in the late 1960s in England's
  working-class neighborhoods. Later, a racist
  offshoot focused around a music scene called
  "Oi!"(Cockney slang for "hey, also a short term
  for the Greek oi polloi or "common people"). The
  term "Oi" was also given to punk-rock bands in
  the late 1970s and early 1980s.
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Racist
  Skinhead
• Extremist Meaning or Representation Skinhead
  Aggression
• Background/History Alludes to the Aryan or White
  Power Fist. The letters "S-K-I-N" tattooed on the
  fingers is currently popular among racist
  skinheads. Slogan also popularized in clothing.

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Spider Web Tattoo

• Symbol Type Prison Tattoo
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Racist
  Convicts
• Background/History The spider web design tattoo
  is often found on the arms or under the arms of
  racists who have spent time in jail. In some
  places, one apparently "earns" this tattoo by
  killing a minority. However, non-extremists may
  sometimes sport this tattoo as well, unaware of
  its other symbology, simply because they like the
  design.
• To all people of the "White Aryan Race"! Wake up,
  open you sic eyes, look around you! We of the
  White nation are fighting a great battle ... We,
  as a nation need to use our god sic given
  rights to fight this war against the canaanite
  jew sic and all other non-white races, for they
  are the true enemy of our White race.-- From an
  Oregon inmate in the February 1998 issue of
  Thule, a white supremacist publication written by
  and for prisoners

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Celtic Cross

• Symbol Type General Racist Symbol
• Traditional Use/Origins The symbol for the Celts
  of ancient Ireland and Scotland also used as a
  Christian symbol
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Neo-Nazis,
  White Supremacists
• Extremist Meaning or Representation
  International white pride
• Background/History This is one of the most
  popular symbols for neo-Nazis and white
  supremacists. First popularized by the Ku Klux
  Klan, the symbol was later adopted by the
  National Front in England and other racists such
  as the racist band Skrewdriver to represent
  international "white pride." It is also known as
  Odins Cross. It is important to note that the
  Celtic Cross is used widely today in many
  mainstream and cultural contexts. No one should
  assume that a Celtic Cross, divorced from other
  trappings of extremism, automatically denotes use
  as a hate symbol.

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Othala Rune

• Symbol Type General Racist Symbol Neo-Nazi
  Symbol
• Traditional Use/Origins The Rune expresses faith
  in the pagan religion of Odinism and was
  originally a symbol of the Vikings
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Neo-Nazis,
  White Supremacists
• Extremist Meaning or Representation Aryan
  heritage and cultural pride
• Background/History While not by nature a racist
  religion, Odinism is popular among white
  supremacists because its Old Norse origins are
  seen as representative of Aryan heritage and
  cultural pride. The symbol was common within
  Norse and ancient Germanic cultures and was later
  adopted by the Nazis for this reason. There are
  many variations of this symbol.

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American Nazi Party

• Symbol Type Racist/Extremist Group
• Symbol Description Red Flag with Swastika in
  Center headed by the banner "American Nazi Party
• Traditional Use/Origins Variation of Adolph
  Hitlers Third Reich flag
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization American Nazi
  Party (ANP)
• Background/History Formerly known as the
  European American Education Association, the
  group is led by Rocky Suhayda and based in
  Eastpointe, Michigan. The ANP claims to be
  dedicated to the preservation of the White Race,
  the Aryan Republic, and Western-European cultural
  heritage.

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Nation of Islam

• Symbol Type Racist/Extremist Separatist Group
• Symbol Description National Flag of the NOI
• Traditional Use/Origins Depicts the Desire of
  NOI to establish a separate African American
  homeland in United State.
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization NOI has a
  history of depicting white people as the Devil
  who enslave all nonwhites
• Background/History Founded as an
  educational/religious organization to support
  Black Americans after WWI, the group transformed
  into a quasi-political religious organization.
  Under current leader, Louis Farrakhan, the NOI
  has advocated retribution for Black slavery,
  revolution, violent protest of US governmental
  authority.

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The Five Percenters

• Symbol Type Extremist Religious Group
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Five
  Percenters also known as Five Percent Nation and
  the Nation of Gods and Earths.
• Extremist Meaning or Representation The
  five-pointed star symbolizes knowledge and
  children the crescent moon symbolizes wisdom and
  black women the number seven symbolizes Allah
  (the seventh letter of the alphabet, G, stands
  for God) the white background symbolizes the
  deceptions and lies practiced by white people
  the sun symbolizes truth and light the points
  around the sun are the symbol of the universe
• Background/History Clarence Smith (also known as
  Father Allah) a former NOI member, founded the
  Five Percenters in 1964 after he was expelled
  from the NOI for disagreeing with some of its
  teachings. The Five Percenters derives its name
  from the belief that only five percent of the
  population is righteous. Five Percenters do not
  consider their beliefs a religion but follow
  nontraditional variants of Islam. Some Five
  Percenters profess their beliefs through rap and
  hip-hop music. Five Percenters believe that
  blacks are the original people of Earth, that
  they founded all civilization, and that in fact
  the "blackman" is god. They also believe whites
  have deceived the world, causing it to honor and
  worship false gods and idols.

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New Black Panther Party

• Symbol Type Hate group symbol
• Symbol DescriptionDrawing of a leaping black
  panther superimposed over a green Africa on a red
  circle.
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization New Black
  Panther Party for Self-Defense
• Background/History The New Black Panther Party
  (NBPP) takes its name from the original Black
  Panther Party, a radical left-wing group active
  in the 1960s and 1970s (former members of which
  have denounced the NBPP). Groups calling
  themselves the "New Black Panthers" started
  forming in the early 1990s, but gained publicity
  and organization after Khallid Muhammad, ejected
  from the Nation of Islam, became their leader and
  spokesman. Since the late 1990s, the group has
  expanded its presence to a number of states. Its
  ideology is a mix of black nationalism,
  Pan-Africanism, and anti-white and anti-Semitic
  bigotry. Malik Shabazz, based in Washington,
  D.C., has led the group since Muhammad's death in
  2001.

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Hate on the Internet
Stormfront Started and run by Don Black, a former
member of the Ku Klux Klan, stormfront.org has
become a kind of portal to hate on the Internet.
The National Alliance America's premiere neo-Nazi
group may have provided the inspiration for the
Oklahoma City bombing.
The 11th Hour Remnant Messenger Created by
Silicon Valley millionaires Carl Story and
Vincent Bertollini, the 11th Hour Remnant
Messenger despises blacks, homosexuals,
abortionists, and a host of others, but reserves
its true hatred for Jews, who it sees as enemies
of God."
American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Associated
with the racist South of a distant past, 100 Klan
groups exist in the U.S. today. The modern-day
Klan has gone to great lengths to clean up its
image with such revisionist tactics as replacing
the phrase "white supremacy" with "white
separatism."
Nation of Islam Nation of Islam Student
Association (NOISA) official site intends to
indoctrinate children (and adults) into the
mindset of the organization. Presents opinion in
a fact-based manner as though it were an
educational resource.
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Other Hate Groups

• Other groups exhibit the same antisocial behavior
  normally associated with the extremist groups
  weve examined.
• What other types of organizations are based
  around hate, prejudice, discrimination and the
  violence?
• GANG  Webster's Dictionary defines a gang as
• A group of persons working to unlawful or
  antisocial ends for example, a band of
  antisocial adolescents or, A group of persons
  having informal and close relations
• Generally, a gang may be defined as a group of
  three or more persons who
• Share a common identity, usually through a gang
  name
• Typically adopt and use certain signs, symbols
  and/or colors and,
• Who individually or collectively engage in
  criminal activity.

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SUPER GANGS

• The US Department of Justice defines Super Gangs
  as gangs with a large membership, and whose
  normal operations meet the following criteria
• Membership exceeds 1,000 members nationally.
• The gang can be documented in multiple states.
• The gang maintains extensive drug networks.
• The gang exercises aggressive recruiting
  strategies.
• The gang has a multiethnic membership.
• The gang has advocated ambition for power and
  massive membership.

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Documented Gangs In the City of San Diego
85

• There are gangs in the City of San Diego
• Compared to in L.A.

1000
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Number of Documented Gang Members In the City
ofSan Diego

• There are approximately documented
  gang members in the City of San Diego
• Compared to in L.A.

4900
100,000
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The Crips

• Symbol Type Racist/Extremist Militant Group
• Symbol Description Crips insignia in blue (often
  in tattoo form)
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Street Gang
  (predominantly African-American)
• Background/HistoryThe Crips gangs originally
  formed in East Los Angeles during the 1960s and
  1970s.  By the mid 1980s, offshoot Crip gangs
  could be found in most major cities around the
  U.S.   During the 1980s, several Crip and Blood
  gangs developed in Belize (Central America). 
  Gang-affiliated youth from this country
  immigrated to the United States during the late
  1980s, especially into East Coast states like New
  York, New Jersey, Florida, North Carolina, South
  Carolina and Georgia.  In 1989, Belizean
  immigrants in New York City formed the Harlem
  Mafia Crips in Harlem, as well as several other
  Crip sets such as the Rolling 30s Crips, 92
  Hoover Crips, and Rolling 60s Crips.  During the
  late 1990s, Crip gangs were well-established in
  New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia,
  Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, and other
  East Coast areas.

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The Bloods/United Blood Nation

• Symbol Type Racist/Violent Street Gang
• Symbol Description Gang insignia in color red
  (often in tattoos)
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Street Gang
  (predominantly African-American)
• Background/HistoryThe Pirus first evolved in
  Los Angeles during the 1970s as a black street
  gang which formed for self-protection from the
  Crips gangs which predominated in Los Angeles
  during this era.  The Pirus were later known as
  the Bloods, because they claimed the color red. 
  Blood gangs began to spread across the United
  States during the 1980s, and were frequently
  portrayed in music, movies, and other media
  formats. The United Blood Nation, simply called
  the Bloods, formed in 1993 within the New York
  City jail system on Riker's island.  Prior to the
  formation of the Bloods, the Latin Kings were the
  most prevalent and organized gang in the NYC jail
  system.  The African American inmates, organized
  by some of the more violent and charismatic
  inmates, formed a protection group which they
  called the United Blood Nation (UBN).  UBN
  emulated the Bloods street gangs in Los Angeles. 
  Several of the leaders of UBN then formed eight
  Blood sets to recruit in their neighborhoods
  across New York City.  By the mid 1990s,
  thousands of members of Bloods street gangs were
  establishing themselves as a force among national
  gangs and  were continuing steady recruitment. 
  At this time, the Bloods were more violent than
  other gangs, but much less organized.  A common
  ritual among these gangs involved shedding blood,
  through stabbings or slashings, as an initiation
  ritual.  By the year 2000, the Bloods have become
  the most violent gang on the East Coast.

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Almighty Latin Kings Queens

• Symbol Type Racist/Violent Street Gang
• Symbol Description Latin Kings/Queens ID Tattoo
• Hate Group/Extremist Organization Street Gang
  (predominantly Latino)
• Background/History Started in Chicago, Illinois,
  during the 1940s, this group is made up primarily
  of Hispanics.  By the late 1970s, the Latin Kings
  were one of Chicago's largest and most violent
  gangs.  The group spread to the East Coast in the
  1980s through the prison system, where two
  inmates in a Connecticut prison created the
  Almighty Latin King Nation of Connecticut.  They
  fine-tuned the concept of the Chicago Latin Kings
  and created a well-written King Manifesto, which
  incorporated prayers and religious beliefs.  This
  gang, which spread throughout the Connecticut
  prison system, quickly became the largest gang in
  Connecticut.  In 1986, the manifesto was added to
  in the New York prison system, and a group called
  the Almighty Latin King Nation was formed at the
  Collins Correctional Institution.  Within a few
  years, the Latin Kings had spread through the New
  York state prison system, and onto the streets. 
  By the early 1990s, New York City had hundreds of
  Latin Kings members, and this population grew
  into the thousands throughout New York State and
  nearby New Jersey within a few years.  From 1995
  to 1999, the ALKN were the target of a series of
  RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
  Organizations) investigations, which resulted in
  the arrests of hundreds of ALKN members in
  charges connected to racketeering and drug
  distribution.  Today, the Latin Kings on the East
  Coast remain loosely connected to the Chicago
  chapters.  The Latin King Nation struggles for
  unity and is seemingly finding difficulty in
  reorganizing to its previous size. 

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Hate Done Locally

• Los Angeles
• Published on 04-10-2004
• Windows of a synagogue were shattered during
  Passover week.
• Riverside
• Published on 05-27-2003
• Jesus A. Gomez, 20, a suspected gang member, was
  charged with murder, two counts of attempted
  murder and other charges after he allegedly
  targeted and killed a 13-year-old boy because he
  was black.
• Anaheim
• Published on 04-23-2003
• A group of teenagers allegedly attacked an
  18-year-old Lebanese-American teen.
• Murrieta
• Published on 02-15-2004
• White supremacist symbols were painted on a
  mailbox

• San Diego
• Published on 06-04-2003
• Hundreds of copies of a publication portraying
  Muslim women as sexual objects and ridiculing
  Jews, Jesus and Palestinians were distributed at
  the University of California-San Diego.
• Published on 12-09-2004
• A 34-year-old man allegedly used a racial slur
  against a San Diego County sheriff's deputy, then
  punched him outside a fast-food restaurant.
• Published on 10-03-2004
• A black man allegedly stabbed a Latino man while
  using racial epithets.
• Published on 08-28-2006
• Two 15-year-olds were arrested for assaulting a
  black student outside a high school.
• Santee
• .Published on 04-30-2002
• Two local high school students were accused of
  beating a black man while yelling racial slurs
  after an altercation at a gas stations. Both
  suspects are minors
• Published on 05-20-2006
• Nazi symbols and profanities were spray-painted
  on walls around an elementary school

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What Can Be Done?

• The good news is ...
• All over the country people are fighting hate.
  Standing up to hate mongers. Promoting tolerance
  and inclusion. More often than not, when hate
  flares up, good erupts, too.
• This guide sets out 10 principles for fighting
  hate to push it out of our communities.
  Experience shows that one person, acting from
  conscience and love, can neutralize bigotry. A
  group of people can create a moral barrier to
  hate. Heres how you can make a difference
• 1. ACT Do something. In the face of hatred,
  apathy will be interpreted as acceptance by the
  haters, the public and, worse, the victim.
  Decency must be exercised, too. If it isn't, hate
  invariably persists.
• 2. UNITE Your instinct for tolerance is shared
  by others. There is power in numbers in the fight
  against hate. Asking for help and organizing a
  group reduces personal fear and vulnerability,
  spreads the workload and increases creativity and
  impact.
• 3. SUPPORT VICTIMS Hate-crime victims are
  especially vulnerable, fearful and alone. Let
  them know you care. Surround them with people
  they feel comfortable with. If you're a victim,
  report every incident and ask for help. Victims
  of hate crimes have been attacked for being who
  they are, and silence amplifies their isolation.
  They need a strong, quick message that they are
  valued.
• 4. DO YOUR HOMEWORK Know who and what your are
  fighting. Eruptions of hate generally produce one
  of two reactions apathy ("it's just an isolated
  act of kooks") or fear ("the world is out of
  control"). Before reacting, communities need
  accurate information about haters and their
  danger.
• 5. CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE Hate has a First
  Amendment right. Courts have routinely upheld the
  constitutional right of the Ku Klux Klan and
  other hate groups to hold rallies and say what
  they want (provided it does not incite violence).
  You can find another outlet for anger and
  frustration and people's desire to do something.
  Communities can restrict group movements to avoid
  conflicts with other citizens, but hate rallies
  will continue. Your efforts should focus on
  channeling people away from rallies.

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What Can Be Done? (cond.)

• 6. SPEAK UP You, too, have First Amendment
  rights. Hate must be exposed and denounced. An
  informed community is the best defense against
  hate.
• 7. LOBBY LEADERS Persuade political, business
  and community leaders to take a stand against
  hate. Early action creates a positive reputation
  for the community, while unanswered hate will
  eventually be bad for business. The fight against
  hate needs community leaders willing to take a
  stand.
• 8. LOOK LONG RANGE The best barrier to hate is a
  tolerant community. A small group of committed
  people can build a moral barrier to hate or at
  least create an atmosphere in which hate
  outbreaks are rare.
• 9. TEACH TOLERANCE Bias is learned in childhood.
  By the age of three, children are aware of racial
  differences and may have the perception that
  society sees "white" is desirable. By the age of
  12, they hold stereotypes about numerous ethnic,
  racial and religious groups, according to the
  Leadership Conference Education Fund. Because
  stereotypes underlie hate, and almost half of all
  hate crimes are committed by young men under 20,
  tolerance education is critical.
• 10. DIG DEEPERPeeling away the face of hate
  reveals a country with deep, systemic and
  unresolved prejudice, discrimination and
  inter-group tension. Look into issues that
  divide us economic inequality, immigration,
  religion, race, etc. Look inside yourself for
  prejudices and stereotypes. Change starts from
  within. GO OUT AND MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!

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Sources

• American Defamation League (www.adl.org)
• Encarta
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (www.fbi.gov)
• Gangs or Us
• Jewish Defense League (www.jdl.org)
• National Alliance of Gang Investigators
  Associations (www.nagia.org)
• San Diego Police Department Gang Unit
• Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org)
• United States Department of Justice
  (www.usdoj.gov)