Posted on 06/24/2002 11:40:20 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:56 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Local law enforcement officials say the number of hate crimes against area Muslims has declined steadily since peaking about a month after September 11.
Hours after terrorists slammed hijacked airplanes into the Pentagon and World Trade Center, Alexandria was one of the first cities to report an anti-Muslim hate crime that police said was likely retaliation for the attacks.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
But that's not a hate crime. That's a religious preference. There's a difference...or so they say.
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