Ms. Deitle: “They do, (click here) and I think some
of the states that have passed hate crime legislation are different
than the federal statute. Probably the biggest difference that we have
in the federal system is that our statute has a requirement that we need
some type of force, some type of force or threat of force as part of
the crime for the FBI to be able to investigate it. So for example, if
you have an action which is forceful where somebody is trying to
interfere or intimidate with the victims’ right to engage in a certain
activity—like for example, trying to eat at a restaurant, trying to
enter a movie theater—and that person is prohibited from doing so
because of his race or religion or national origin, that could be
considered a federal hate crime. So we’re a little bit more limited than
a lot of the other state statutes which are similar.”
Mr. Hicks may have threatened a lot of people, maybe the entire neighborhood, but threats are not the issue here. He murdered three people that were overtly Muslim. The fact these people were Muslim IS evidence.
When Trayvon Martin was killed Mr. Zimmerman was following him as 'ONE OF THOSE, AGAIN.' One of those meant he was following a black man and the federal government states it wasn't a hate crime? Excuse me!
Mr. Hicks stated he hated all religion. How convenient three Muslims wore their religion on their sleeve.
This is a hate crime. Just because he didn't kill a Christian and Buddhist in equal opportunity doesn't mean these people weren't targeted. The three Muslims BECAME an object. They became an object of hate. There isn't anything cerebral about hate.
These people were living their lives in peace. They didn't seek him out that day to rub his nose in hate, he decided when they came out of their home they were easy targets. Parking was a convenient excuse. What else is there to understand? Nothing.
Mr. Hicks may have threatened a lot of people, maybe the entire neighborhood, but threats are not the issue here. He murdered three people that were overtly Muslim. The fact these people were Muslim IS evidence.
When Trayvon Martin was killed Mr. Zimmerman was following him as 'ONE OF THOSE, AGAIN.' One of those meant he was following a black man and the federal government states it wasn't a hate crime? Excuse me!
Mr. Hicks stated he hated all religion. How convenient three Muslims wore their religion on their sleeve.
This is a hate crime. Just because he didn't kill a Christian and Buddhist in equal opportunity doesn't mean these people weren't targeted. The three Muslims BECAME an object. They became an object of hate. There isn't anything cerebral about hate.
These people were living their lives in peace. They didn't seek him out that day to rub his nose in hate, he decided when they came out of their home they were easy targets. Parking was a convenient excuse. What else is there to understand? Nothing.
