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Originally Posted by shinerbock
When I get mugged by a black guy downtown, I'll thank my lucky stars he didn't call me cracker while he was doing it. Whew.
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Did he target you because you were white or target you because you are a suitable target for a robbery? In other words, was he motivated to commit a robbery ANYWAY when he found the opportunity and just happened to have chosen a white guy? That's what hate crime legislation gets to the bottom of. And it takes more than being called a "cracker" during the commission of a crime for it to be a hate crime.
Your attempts at sarcasm show more than anything that you have no understanding of 1) what hate crimes are 2) the significance behind the legislation and 3) how social dynamics ALWAYS factor into the law.