Meshell Baldoni

10 April 2013

Ms. McKoy

English II

Academic Summary

            Written by Shailee Diwanji from the American University Washington College of Law is an article that states how violence among the homeless has increased tremendously in the past several years. Throughout the article it gives great details on how and by whom the homeless are attacked. She claims that more needs to be done to prevent these homeless people from these attacks. The article tells how there are around five states that have passed legislations designation violence against the homeless as a hate crime. Diwanji developed this claim by stating facts throughout her article on how legislation is a step in the right direction to help the homeless from getting attacked. Diwanji also explores this topic very briefly by facts and her opinions on these hate crimes such as there should be more done to protect them. Lastly, the author states in her article on how people who attack the homeless take it as a sport. She claims that the worst parts of the attacks are that homeless people have no way to protect themselves.  Diwanji’s purpose in this article is to state that hate crimes against homeless have been increasing and more needs to be done to prevent the homeless from these attacks.  In order for us to prevent the homeless from the attacks we must take action in creating legislations such as five other states have.