Finally.
The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) reported their first emo hate crime this week, under a new category targeting alternative subcultures.
Attacks based on subcultural identity are now people treating like hate crimes against race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
Source: scrapetv.com
A 14-year-old boy and 44-year-old man were arrested following the assault of 16-year-old boy in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
The attackers have been released on police bail until May 7th pending further investigation.
Source: manchestereveningnews.co.uk
LINK: From The Guardian article:
Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan said: "Officers will be reviewing CCTV and speaking to witnesses in order to investigate this attack thoroughly, as we do with all crimes. It is unfortunate that this incident happened but the fact we were able to identify this as a hate crime is very positive. Just last Thursday we announced that we will now record alternative subculture as a hate motivation.
"We hope this encourages victims to continue to come forward so we can take positive action against offenders."
The new hate crime category comes after pressure from the Sophie Lancaster Foundation.
It's a charity for the 20-year-old goth who died following an attack on her and her boyfriend in 2007. They were walking through Stubbeyless Park when they were both assaulted. Lancaster suffered severe head injuries and never regained consciousness. Her attackers were sentenced a year later; the judge recognized her death as a hate crime.
Source: guardian.co.uk
