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Originally Posted by Kevin
Yeah, didn't want to hijack the thread, but since you mentioned it, I'm guessing that the incident will be used in the same hurtful manner as the previous one.
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So remove George Bush from the equation and just look at nonpartisan support for hate crime legislation.
If this is proven to be a hate crime, based on an actual investigation of the motivation and facts--not just because the perpetrator and victim are two different races, then the penalty would be greater than a non-hate motivated assault (with the assumption the man doesn't die).