Man Who Allegedly Attacked Pedestrian, Said ‘White Power,’ Charged with Hate Crime

[Amber902]

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A 48-year-old man was arrested Monday and charged with a hate crime after allegedly assaulting an Asian man on a Manhattan street corner and telling him to "go back to your country," authorities said. [/quote]

[url]http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/man-who-allegedly-attacked-pedestrian-said-white-power-charged-hate-n754341[/url]

[Tudd Fudders]

[quote]Zatorski was charged with one count of third-degree assault as a hate crime and one count of third-degree assault, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office told NBC News[/quote]

Good, pretty clear and cut case here.

[Shirt.]

Who will take the bait and spark this as a 5 page thread I wonder.

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[Sgman91]

Sounds like a correct use of the hate crime statutes. I just wish they were applied consistently, though I guess that is the inherent risk when you make the standard as subjective as "hate."

[AtomicSans]

[QUOTE=Shirt.;52183967]Who will take the bait and spark this as a 5 page thread I wonder.

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you, seems like

[MrJazzy]

[QUOTE=sgman91;52184022]Sounds like a correct use of the hate crime statutes. I just wish they were applied consistently, though I guess that is the inherent risk when you make the standard as subjective as "hate."[/QUOTE]

I thought the US were generally pretty lax with prosecuting hate crime.

[Sgman91]

[QUOTE=MrJazzy;52185362]I thought the US were generally pretty lax with prosecuting hate crime.[/QUOTE]

Compared to Europe? Yes, the US is very lax. I'm more talking about the consistency of it's application, not the strength of it's application.