No Hate Crime
I have been an active person in promoting if that is the right word, to get rid of HATE CRIME, after my self and my partner Dean where attacked for being Gay and living together as a married couple, we where so proud of our wedding / Civil Partnership that we had it put into the Local paper like a straight couple do, so why not if they can why can’t we.
When we did we had no idea that people would re-act like they did and from this we ended up moving home, we did report it to the police but nothing came from it so didn’t bother after that.
However that was a few years back and things have changed for the best so if your a victim of hate crime or know of anyone who is, please note that there are so many other people out there who are victims of hate crime and find it hard to report it, but there is help out there and so many ways of reporting it.
So What you class as hate crime.
Hate Crimes happen because of hostility, prejudice or hatred of:
- disability
- gender identity
- race, ethnicity or nationality
- religion or belief
- sexual orientation.
They include things like name calling and verbal abuse, bullying and harassment, spitting and physical attacks, damage to property, graffiti, and written notes, emails and text messages.
Click here for the stop hate crime site where you can report a crime.
There are 3rd Party reporting in some areas of UK too.
But if it’s urgent then ring 999.
Hate Crime is level 2 in the police response and that means they will try and respond within a few hours.
So don’t be a victim any more report it and help stamp out hate crime.
Wayne
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July and August 2010
Well Last month on the 2nd July me and Dean marked my mum’s death of 10 years by putting a new ground down on her grave and making it look like a garden of heaven.
And apart from that the last few months have been a bit up and down for me to say the least, was told I could have a Cochlear implant and then few weeks later I was then told I couldn’t, and by going to see the consultant he looked into my ears to see my brain but couldn’t find it, no on a serious matter, he was a bit concerned about the stuff in my ear he is now sending me for a MRI scan on my head, but then we realised they may not do it as I have titanium implants in my jaws, I tell you my life is complicated and don’t do things by halfs.
So I rang the MRI unit and they are happy to scan me and they will put something over my jaw.
My bladder is knackered, I think a full body transplant is in order.
My Volunteer at One Voice job is good, been there now since April and enjoy it, I am Information and Community Development worker, which I meet like minded people like myself and we all have 1 thing in common we are all disabled in one way or another, and also still the Disability Access Person at the One Voice.
Last week was my 38th Birthday can’t believe in 2 years time I am 40, where does the time go, didn’t do much was ill part of the day, and a bit annoyed has some of my friends had forgotten it was my birthday and 1 said it was because it wasn’t on Facebook so I have taken the step by de-activating my Facebook, but true friends wouldn’t have needed Facebook to remind them.