Zeus posted...
BlackScythe0 posted...
That is the definition of a hate crime. I also find it astounding that he would cry. What the fuck did he think would happen? 20 blocks is a long time to harass someone.
You're aware he's probably going to get 8-10 years for those 20 blocks of harassment, right? Odds are he won't live through his sentence. This is as opposed to a normal intimidation charge with a reasonable sentence.
The difference being that normal intimidation is directed at individuals. Hate crime intimidation is directed at a large group. Much like any crime, the scale factors into the severity of the sentence.
Quite simply, if you don't want to go to jail for 10-20 years, don't follow people for 20 blocks aggressively harassing them for no other reason than that they're wearing clothes from a culture you don't like. That's really not hard to avoid doing.
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