As recent events have indicated , today 's violent hate offenders , unlike their predecessors , will often swing into brutal action on their own initiative without waiting for a victim to exercise a specific activity covered by old 1960s laws . Levin , McDevitt : Senate to vote on Matthew Shepard hate crime bill . Comment: They say bill would provide federal help to localities fighting hate crime . Levin , McDevitt : Hate crimes target pluralistic societies along with victims .
Levin , McDevitt : Senate to vote on Matthew Shepard hate crime bill . Comment: They say bill would provide federal help to localities fighting hate crime . Levin , McDevitt : Hate crimes target pluralistic societies along with victims .