So, yeah, they're probably not gonna be able to prosecute this as a hate crime the same way that the higher rate of...
So, yeah, they're probably not gonna be able to prosecute this as a hate crime the same way that the higher rate of shooting black men by police is not a hate crime. All societies are rife with deep-seated or subconscious prejudices and biases. Another one is the there's no discrimination because you're a woman because no one smacked your butt. Uh, wrong. It's just quieter. So quiet, people themselves are absolutely certain they aren't biased or influenced by these societal prejudices.
This guy was clearly already at risk of uncontrolled rage, but the fact that he saw people who are part of an officially not ok group can't be discounted as lowering the barrier to his behavior. It doesn't make it a hate crime, but it doesn't mean that the fact that they are Muslim wasn't a factor.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/20/533664159/police-say-road-rage-led-to-murder-of-muslim-girl-in-virginia
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/20/533664159/police-say-road-rage-led-to-murder-of-muslim-girl-in-virginia
This guy was clearly already at risk of uncontrolled rage, but the fact that he saw people who are part of an officially not ok group can't be discounted as lowering the barrier to his behavior. It doesn't make it a hate crime, but it doesn't mean that the fact that they are Muslim wasn't a factor.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/20/533664159/police-say-road-rage-led-to-murder-of-muslim-girl-in-virginia
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/20/533664159/police-say-road-rage-led-to-murder-of-muslim-girl-in-virginia
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