Kansas man charged with hate crime in killing of Indian

[snookypookums]

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[QUOTE][B]A white man accused of shouting "get out of my country" as he shot dead one Indian man and injured another at a bar in Kansas has been indicted on hate crime and firearms charges, the US justice department said on Friday.[/B]

Adam Purinton, 52, is accused of killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla and wounding Alok Madasani, both 32, because of their race, colour, religion and national origin.

Purinton was also charged with a federal firearms violation in the February 22 incident at Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, a Kansas City suburb.[/QUOTE]

[URL]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/kansas-man-charged-hate-crime-killing-indian-170610040127831.html?123[/URL]

[B]Alternate Source: [/B][URL]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/09/kansas-hate-crime-adam-purinton-attack-indian-men[/URL]

[vercas]

What's he wearing? :s:

[kaze4159]

[QUOTE=vercas;52352383]What's he wearing? :s:[/QUOTE]

Guessing a bullet/stab proof vest, police usually gives them to people being escorted if there's a chance someone might try and kill them on the steps

[Fulcrum]

[QUOTE=kaze4159;52352443]Guessing a bullet/stab proof vest[/QUOTE]

and nothing else

[Crooky01]

Is this not terrorism?

[AxeI]

I'd say so, yes. There seems to be a political motivation behind it.

[Elowin]

[QUOTE=_Axel;52353354]I'd say so, yes. There seems to be a political motivation behind it.[/QUOTE]

The difference between a hate crime and terrorism is generally pretty vague.

From a legal standpoint though, terrorism is it's own discrete charge while hate-crime is an enhancer to another crime like assault or murder that can increase the punishment given.

[aznz888]

[QUOTE=elowin;52353461]The difference between a hate crime and terrorism is generally pretty vague.

From a legal standpoint though, terrorism is it's own discrete charge while hate-crime is an enhancer to another crime like assault or murder that can increase the punishment given.[/QUOTE]

My personal take on it is that a hate-crime is done by a single person, whereas terrorism is an ongoing trend perpetuated by people who ally themselves behind a single cause, and can either be targeted towards a general population or towards a specific group.

[Crimor]

This also didn't seem premeditated, imo you can't have terrorism that isn't premeditated.

[Smoot]

[QUOTE=kaze4159;52352443]Guessing a bullet/stab proof vest, police usually gives them to people being escorted if there's a chance someone might try and kill them on the steps[/QUOTE]

It's so he doesn't commit suicide.

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-suicide_smock[/url]

[CirclesofJerk]

but how can someone get out of the country if they're already dead