本周，美國擴充的聯(lián)邦仇恨法正式起效。新的仇恨法將會對歧視偏見產(chǎn)生的犯罪給予更大的打擊。Hints：Obamahate crimesMartin Luther KingCongressMatthew ShepardWyomingTexas James Byrd JuniorJohn BoehnerHouse of Representatives
This week, President Obama signed an expansion of federal law on hate crimes. Such laws provide more investigative resources or longer sentences, or both, for crimes driven by prejudice.Until now, federal law has covered crimes based on a victim's race, color, religion or national origin. Congress f…
本周奧巴馬總統(tǒng)簽署了聯(lián)邦法歧視罪的擴展條例。相關(guān)法律條例規(guī)定，將對歧視罪進行更深入的調(diào)查和審判。 到目前為止，聯(lián)邦法已涉及針對受害者種族、膚色、宗教和國籍歧視的罪名。在1968年民權(quán)領(lǐng)袖馬丁路德金遇害后，國會第一次執(zhí)行了該法案。經(jīng)過同性戀和其他相關(guān)團體多年努力至今，此次擴展條例將包含歧視同性戀的罪名。同時…