European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april5, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7new Jersey hate crimes up 18% in year by Jerry Gray the new York times Trenton . A led by a surprising number of hate crimes committed by juveniles Bias offences increased 18 percent last year in new Jersey despite one of the toughest Laws in the nation state officials said Friday. A the perpetrators of hate crimes in new Jersey Are most Likely to be Between the Ages of 7 and 18,�?� the head of the states Bias crime office Paul Golden Berg said Friday As the state released its fourth annual Bias incident report. Officials also announced a Pilot program to try to Stem the increase in juvenile Bias crimes. The report compiled by the state police showed that 976 Bias offences were reported in 1991, compared with 824 in 1990, and that Blacks were the victims in 358 cases or 37 percent of the total. Goldenberg blamed a a Lack of self esteem and identity for the increase in the number of juveniles involved in Bias crimes. He said the problem was fed by parents and grew worse with the Economy. A when people Are out of work they tend to vent their frustrations and anger on other groups of people often in front of their children a he said. A the youth in some cases act out their parents anger and fears by scapegoating on other people especially  it was the fourth year in a Row that reports of Bias crimes had increased in new Jersey. There was an increase in the number of reports from 15 of the states 21 counties. Increasingly the attacks occurred on highways and in parking Lota now the second most common locale. The most common site was the victims Homes the officials said. Nearly a third of the offences took place there and they usually involved vandalism. Racial Bias accounted for 513, or 53 percent of the crimes in 1991, and jews were the most frequently victimized religious group. Twenty one incidents involved homosexuals As victims. The Bias incidents generally involved Cross burnings the painting of swastikas or Graffiti and racial or religious insults delivered in person by Telephone or in letters. The report listed a Lone murder in Passaic county As Bias related. What most surprised and worried officials was the number of Young people involved. Ten juveniles younger than age 10 were charged with Bias crimes in 1991, and there were 173 defendants Between the Ages of 11 and 17, the report said. A we Are finding out that it is juveniles and not organized hate groups who Are responsible for most of the Bias crimes in new Jersey a said attorney general Robert j. Del Tufo. Two years ago gov. Jim Florio signed into Law the ethnic intimidation act creating what state Law enforcement officials called the toughest anti Bias Law in the nation. It allows a judge to give an extended prison term to anyone convicted of a crime in which ethnic or religious hate was a motivation. Although the Law applies to All defendants it was aimed at organized hate groups and Law enforcement officials said Friday that it has rarely been used to prosecute juveniles. Partly for that reason Del Tufo announced the creation of a program to rehabilitate juveniles and their parents through  Del Tufo said the program would be an option a judge could consider when sentencing a juvenile. The juvenile and the youths parents would be required to attend classes and meet victims of hate crimes. Officer Theodore j. Briseno testifies against his fellow officers during the trial for the Rodney g. King beating. Whole thing out of control officer testifies of King beating Simi Valley Calif. Apr one of four police officers on trial for beating a Motorist testified Friday that he tried frantically to Stop his co defendants Baton blows. A i just thought the whole thing was out of control a officer Theodore j. Briseno said. Briseno blamed the other three policemen and two bystander officers who testified against them for the beating. He said both of those officers stomped Rodney g. King As he was being handcuffed. A i did no to understand what was going on out there a said Briseno 39. A it made no sense. I  understand Why they were continuing to do what they were doing. There was no reason for  during Cross examination a prosecutor indicated Briseno was breaking a a code of silence among officers. Briseno said he Butew about that Rule. A is your interpretation of the code of silence that you done to inform on fellow officers Quot asked Deputy District attorney Terry White. A yes a Briseno said. A and did you try to notify anyone about the misconduct you a seen a White asked. A no sir a Briseno said. Briseno fellow officers Laurence m. Powell 29, and Timothy e. Wind 31, and sgt. Stacey c. Koon 41, Are charged with using excessive Force against King after stopping him for a traffic offence March 3,1991. Wind a Rookie was fired after the incident. The beating was videotaped by a resident and its broadcast sparked nationwide protests of police brutality. It also heightened racial tensions in los Angeles. King is Black and the officers Are White. The prosecution has said Briseno stomped King when he was Down. But Briseno pointing to his own picture on a videotape told jurors he was trying to hold King Down so he  be hit again. A did you perceive that or. King was a threat at that time a asked Briseno a lawyer John Barnett. A no sir a Briseno said. A i just thought the whole thing was out of  Briseno obviously tense As he began his profanity spattered testimony accused Powell of repeatedly bashing Kings head while the Motorist Lay prone. The first Baton stroke by Powell to Kings head was accidental but the rest were not Briseno said. Briseno later said he Wasny to certain Powell hit King in the head but answered yes when Barnett asked a was it the area of the head Briseno also blamed Koon the commander for failing to Stop the beating and perhaps escalating it at the Start. He said King appeared compliant and was lying prone when Koon stopped a California Highway patrol officer from going Forward to handcuff him. A sergeant Koon just appeared and started shouting a get Back get Back a a Briseno recalled. A the yelled at him a get Down. Get Down. Bury your face. Put your arms out a a a and what did or. King do a Barnett asked. A the complied with the orders but his head was up a Briseno said. The courtroom was hushed As Briseno testified. His co defendants sat facing him As he gave the most damaging evidence yet against  told to change team s Indian nickname from wire reports Chicago a the Illinois state Board of education has recommended that a High school Stop using its redskins nickname saying the name is linked a with the most negative attitudes of europeans toward native  american Indian activists who have protested the use of Indian names for schools and professional sports teams throughout the nation hailed the recommendation that was made to Naperville Central High school. But so far school officials say they re sticking with the  elects pot Felon state College a. A Penn states undergraduates have elected As their president an honors student once suspended from the University after serving time for a drug charge. Robert Kampia a senior in engineering won a one year term Over two other candidates in balloting wednesday. Kampia campaigned on a platform of casing Penn states discipline of marijuana Law violators re instituting recycling on Campus and preparing a sexual assault awareness program for first year students. He was arrested april 20r 1989, and served 90 Days in the Centre county prison after being convicted of possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute. He said he was growing marijuana for his own  taps cookie fund Canandaigua . A former girl scout Leader has been charged with stealing More than $1,700 that the girls in her troop raised by Selling cookies. Patricia Luce 25, was indicted last week on charges of grand larceny falsely reporting an incident and making a false written statement. A this is a tragic tragic Case a John Storer of the Ontario county sheriffs department said thursday. He said Luce used the Money to sup Jort herself and her children. Her husband had Eft and did no to pay child support. According to the grand jury indictment Luce told police the Money was stolen from her purse in  polluter jailed Chicago a the owner of an Industrial firm has been sentenced to 15 months in Federal prison for allowing the release of pollutants that killed 20,000 fish in the Chicago River. Jeffrey Pytlarz owner of a amp a plating co., admitted thursday he ordered 4,000 Gallons of cyanide Laden pollutants to be discharged in the River. Prosecutors charged he ordered the release to avoid paying up to $50,000 to dispose of the cyanide legally