Yep, it’s a hate crime even when it’s your neighbor who hates you for your ethnic group or religion or orientation. Although I can see the argument being made that if only Those People wouldn’t try and live around Real Americans there wouldn’t be a problem…
These cases are so sad, but reading the details of the one that just happened in Tulsa is truly shocking. The District Attorney argued that the defendant should be denied bail because of the ongoing violence he had perpetrated against the family and how much of a continuing threat he posed. They granted bail anyway. The family called the police soon after (like the same day) when he started threatening them yet again, and instead of arresting him for violating conditions of bail, they talked to him and left. He then shot their son after the police left. Unfortunately, this is the same pattern that you often see in other kinds of domestic/personal disputes that are handled by the police. They don’t take them seriously enough, they don’t want to get involved.
It will only get worse with the GOP right wing nut jobs and the media. This all can be laid at the feet of the GOP and Trump and the Media especially for not being a better foil against allowing the hate filled outrageous rhetoric to go unchecked. All for ratings.
We are turning into a real live Hunger Games society with the way the media is conducting itself. It is no longer there to inform us but to inflame us.
The FBI needs to do right by these families because this will actually make us unsafe because of the mistreatment and unfairness of how we treat our fellow Americans and those coming here to make a better life.
Please let’s not forget that the judge also canceled the electronic ankle monitor because he wasn’t a threat. If the ankle monitor was still on Majors then when the victim called the police to tell them that Majors had a gun they could have found him.
They sure do love their freedom in Oklahoma and NC. Freedom to be a known racist, carry a gun and threaten ppl
For not being exactly like you.
BTW, Allegra, once again, basic reporting of news without opinion or commentary. Thanks.