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Chapter 5 Discussion Board

Chapter 5 Discussion Board

Q Civil rights groups are powerful and prevalent forces within our society. These groups can be organized like large corporate entities, or start at the grassroots level. Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ groups, and other activist organizations are examples of groups commonly engaged in activity relating to civil rights. Identify a modern-day controversy over civil rights. Why are these issues controversial?

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Though I'm passionate about the BLM movement, I thought I'd share another prospective. The LGBT community has many modern-day controversies over civil rights. Some of these issues include: hate crime, parenting, employment discriminations, housing discrimination, school accommodations, healthcare discriminations, marriage, criminal injustices, and plain old acceptance. Let's begin exploring the dynamics of why hate crimes are controversial. Research reveals that hate crimes are illegal in 47 out of 50 states in the USA. It's a felony crime and carries more than one year of prison time if convicted. Additionally, federal hate crimes carry a minimum of 10 years to life prison sentence. If a hate crime has been deemed bias-motivated punishment.