Chapter 15: Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and Home Land Security

Audio Links

• "Authorities Probe Alleged Hate Crime Against Native American Kids"
  Racial tensions are high in Rapid City, SD, as police investigate an incident where white men allegedly shouted racial slurs and dumped beer on a group of Native Americans at a recent hockey game.
   
• "Louisiana Moves to Extend Hate Crime Protection for Police Officers"
  The state of Louisiana is close to extending hate crime protection to police officers and other emergency responders.
   
• "When to Call Attacks 'Terrorism'"
  Daniel Byman of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institute discusses the ongoing investigation into the explosions in New York and New Jersey and the stabbing in Minnesota.

Video Clips

• History of Terrorism, History Channel
  The history of terrorism is discussed.
   
• The Psychology of Hate
  This video describes hate crimes, warning signs, and how they can be prevented.
   
• Oklahoma Teen 'Laughed' While Describing Killing Five Family Members as Part of Brothers' Gruesome Mass Murder Plan
  A video about two Oklahoma brothers who killed their parents and three siblings as part of a mass murder plot.
   
• Does Corruption Create or Help Fuel Global Terrorism?
  Tufts Fletcher School Dean Adm. James Stavridis discusses comments from Secretary of State John Kerry, who said at a conference that corruption is as much of an enemy as terrorism.

Websites

• Mass Murder
  An article in the LA Times on the Orlando mass shooting inside of a nightclub.
   
• First Mass Murder in History
  A report on the first mass murder in history.
   
• Mao Zedong
  A report on history's most prolific mass murderer.
   
• Jonestown
  The account of the mass suicide/mass murder at Jonestown.
   
• Homeland Security
  The website for the Department of Homeland Security.
   
• Matthew Shepard
  The story of Matthew Shepard, a man who was murdered for being gay.