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Originally posted by taxwonk
Wouldn't the fact that they were friends be more probative of the fight not being a hate crime than things they said in the heat of combat that both later disavow as motive?
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Well simple answer is one of the 2 would be dead. But my real point was that most people, once they get into a fight, might drop some slurs even thought the target's status had nothing to do with the fight.
there was a well- publicized case here awhile back. white woman has her necklace stolen by black woman at an outdoor festival. White woman responds with "N-word give me back my necklace." If the white woman had proceeded to beat the black woman, it would seem evidence of having been a hate crime, when it wasn't motivated by race at all.
