re: Teen beats registered sex offender, now faces hate crime charges

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He should absolutely be charged with a hate crime. Vigilante justice is not okay under any circumstances.

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Just because it's not a hate crime, doesn't mean it's not a crime.

Calling it a "hate crime" is stupid. If you call this a "hate crime," then literally any battery or assault would be a "hate crime," which makes the entire concept of hate crimes null and void (which I think they should be).

Someone punches a non-handicapped person for parking in a handicapped spot? Hmmm...sounds like a hate crime.

Where does being a registered sex offender fit into these classes for it to be a hate crime?

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Louisiana law provides for hate crime charges when victims are targeted "because of actual or perceived race, age, gender, religion, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry of that person or the owner or occupant of that property or because of actual or perceived membership or service in, or employment with, an organization."

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