| She was Latina and she was white. She was a white Latina. |
No - it’s just no longer more than 50% African American |
US 2017 Census says the city is 45% white. So yes, it's almost 1/2 white. |
| The guy is clearly mentally ill. WTF is all this talk about a hate crime? |
| So the more recent guy came to the USA as a refugee and became a citizen a few years ago |
if he killed a trans person would you be upset of the suggestion of a hate crime? |
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The Capitol Hill guy had a long history of mental illness.
This guy has a history that seems to suggest mental illness. The country is totally failing people with mental illness. That's the trend. |
| Why in the hell aren't misogynistic crimes prosecuted as hate crimes? |
men are far more likely to be the victims of violence than winen |
So? Does that mean crimes cannot be misogynistic? |
No, the parallel is: if the victim were straight and someone with an anti-gay agenda were trying to claim that there's an epidemic of gay-on-straight hate crimes. And then yes, I would be upset. |
Every crime is a hate crime. And murder is the worst hate crime possible. |
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He has a long history of mental illness.
And this lovely young woman was a friend and colleague of a friend. (I worked at TWC many years ago and am in touch with a woman who still works there) What a damn tragedy
If there were any evidence whatsoever that he attacked her because she was white, the police would be on it. But it seems that all signs point to a severe mental illness that sadly took the life of a lovely person at random. Stop with the hate crime nonsense. You’re doing a disservice to actual hate crimes |
| Why not let the police investigate and determine? |
Nice job blaming the victim. Too bad we all can't, nor want, to live in Chevy Chase. |