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SvennoJ on 05 January 2017
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RolStoppable said:
SvennoJ said:

It's on the front page of the Toronto star too
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/01/05/four-in-custody-after-chicago-beating-broadcasted-on-facebook-live.html
Although I guess everything is on the front page online :)

I don't get this statement

Guglielmi acknowledged that the suspects made “terrible racist statements” during the assault, but that investigators believe the victim was targeted because he has “special needs,” not because of his race. Still, Guglielmi said authorities are looking at whether the attack falls under hate crimes statutes.

So targeting special needs is not a hate crime?

I think police is very cautious to draw a final conclusion, because calling a spade a spade is a very touchy subject when it's not done against whites.

But he was white, or did he lose his white card when getting the special needs card. I guess you mean the purpetrators aren't supposed to be labeled as such, hate crimes are reserved for white criminals as non whites are already guilty anyway, no need for special modifiers to deny bail and such.