N-word sprawled all over interracial couple's burned home. Possible hate crime?

4 responses to "N-word sprawled all over interracial couple's burned home. Possible hate crime?"

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     kevyster says:

   Posted: 25 Jan 14

   according to the media,etc it's only a "hate crime" -which the law often borders on the line of being unconstutional- if the criminals are white only. Case in point to double murder and vicious gang rape of a Male white Polish immigrant who just became a US citizen after joining the US miltary and his Black American born Miltary wife when four racist thugs couldn't stand the idea of an interracial couple. The media ignored this story completely becuase just like with the Knockout game- the four bigoted thugs here were Black. What is the deal with this double standard? Why is the Knockout game only a "Hate crime" when one thug- white- attacks an old Black guy- but never when thousand of thugs - Black- single out and attack white, usually the eldery. Knockout game is also known as Punch a Jew and Smack a Polar bear ie a White. Stop this double standard.

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     dave_74 says:

   Posted: 17 Sep 13

   First off, let's thank god that nobody in that family was hurt. Secondly let's hope those perpetrators are brought to justice. Now this hesitance to label something as a "hate crime" reminds me of an awful story I read here a few months ago about a white military officer and his beautiful black wife that were raped and tortured to death by subordinates in his own unit that happened to be black, they also wrote the "N-word" on their walls. It was reported as an "attempt to resemble" a "hate crime". Wait, so if a white person rapes you, murders you, and/ or burns your house down, and writes the "N-word" it is a "hate crime" but if a non white person does the EXACT same thing, it is passed off as something else? Anyone can hate and do hate crime , anyone can be prejudice and racist. If my interracial family gets attacked, I don't care what your skin tone is nor how some will label such a crime, I will fight the F@#K back and I don't care what shade you are. I will put your sorry ass into the grave and your soul into hell. Wake the F@#K up America!

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     DarkHoney1 says:

     Posted: 18 Sep 13

     Dave 74, I think you should read the above story again. I think one of the points being made above is that Police Sgt. David Dawson stated it is a "possible hate crime", not it is "definitely a hate crime" even with the evidence of the N-word being splashed across the home! Dawson's line of thought is not consistent with calling a hate crime a hate crime - I bet that was the core of the matter. So to add a conundrum that it is called a spade when Blacks are the victims and not called same when Whites are the victims is completely at variance with this topic of discussion. Hate crimes should be called what they are and not sugar-coated as clearly highlighted in this story irrespective of whom the victims are.

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       dave_74 says:

       Posted: 20 Sep 13

       Thanks DarkHoney1, I did reread the story and totally agree with your comment of these crimes should not be sugar-coated as well as the authors comment in that what IR couples and families who fall victim need Justice. However I don't entirely blame Sgt Dawson in his ignorant reasoning. He is a product of a much bigger picture, the US Justice system and what is classified as a "hate crime". I invite you and everyone else to take a look at it. The differences in classification of whether or not it is a "hate crime" vs. just a "crime" is not just the victims race(s), but like in my example the one doing the crime is often the determining factor and that is my point. The actual crime didn't change, the interracial couple/family and/or their property is still equally harmed. However by classifying it differently due to what ethnic group/race the perpetrator was , THAT IMO doesn't do justice to the victims. THAT is sugar-coating right? And THAT is my point. My example was a true tragic story here a few months ago. The police called it "an attempt to appear as a hate crime" reason = it was black men who, raped, killed and wrote the N-word this time and not white men doing so. It is sad in this day that Sgt Dawson reports this as a "possible hate crime" when what is really meant is he isn't yet sure of the perpetrators' ethnicity. WHY IS THAT? I bet to this gentleman and his family, like all other IR couples/families who became victims of such crime. It doesn't really matter when the investigators come back and say either "well the perpetrator is African American so it isn't a hate crime" vs. "he is Caucasian so it is hate crime" Hate is Hate and Crime is Crime so basic algebra tells me Hate+Crime= Hate Crime and any action of anyone who attacks an IR couple/family and/or their property and writes the N-word shouldn't be sugar-coated regardless of their ethnicity. I am aware of cultural differences such as how some black Americans use the "N-word" as a greeting and how some white Americans use the "N-word" to racially degrade people of African origin, but let's get real! When you do harm to an IR couple/family and their property, then spray paint the "N-word" on the walls, it is never meant as a greeting. That should be clear to everyone! I agree, Let's call a spade a spade. I am very world traveled and know first hand that wonderful people come in all skin tones and ethnicity , as does scum. Please Let's not sugar-coat any scum regardless of color/ ethnicity.

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