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An expert wouldn't talk like the PhD person. [b] An expert wouldn't insist their opinion was fact.[/b]  Might they speculate about a likelihood?  Sure.  But they would be honest about it being a speculation based on [b]historical context [/b]and available facts.  The [b]only fact[/b] that ties this to race is the identify of two-thirds of the victims (including the one who survived). But because this happened in places that provide massage and sexual services, it's equally tied to that.  These two things are connected because of traffickers and business owners who run many of these businesses being Asian or hiring or trafficking Asian women (I don't know the numbers but enough that it's a known thing these businesses exist).  If you don't like that some of these businesses are operated and staffed by Asian people, or feel women are being exploited, you are free to work to shut them down and fight trafficking.  An investigation should work to factor these variables out to determine if this was a hate crime.  Thus far there hasn't been anything obvious indicating the perpetrator hates Asian people. There is some evidence he was angry about sex services. Maybe something related to race will be found still.  Most of the skeptics here seem to agree that it's entirely possibly this will end up being a hate crime, but there isn't evidence so far.  Others are insisting it's a hate crime no matter what.  I'm not sure what the motivation is.

It's a horrific tragedy and speaks to the need for gun control above all.  If this guy had had a 3 day waiting period maybe none of this would have happened.[/quote]
It's obvious that you do not have a PhD. PhDs trade in facts and opinion. And there are many, many relevant historical facts that tie the mass murder of Asian women to a long history of the objectification and sexualization of Asian women. The purpose of someone with a PhD is to provide a depth and breadth of information and informed analysis. 
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I'm sorry.  An real expert with a PhD would not claim something is fact based on historical facts alone.  [/quote]

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