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>>A murder seems to be ipso facto a hate crime. Blacks kill whites far more often than vice versa.

Wrong. Murder committed in the course of a robbery is not a hate crime. Even robbing and killing a white person because "white people got money" is not a hate crime. A quick Google search will let you know the real definition.




I'm not talking about the politically motivated definition of "hate crime." Look up "ipso facto."

I made the point that anyone who kills another individual for some trivial material gain, or other arbitrary reason, no doubt harbors more than a little hate for themselves, others and society.

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On a meta note, I wish people would learn to formulate their cases without leading with a blurt of things like "Wrong." Then they would hopefully devote a little more thought to the issues they are discussing, especially the important ones




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