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nothingleftinside · 3229 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Story of a Hate Crime: What led to the murder of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill?
Sorry, I left this part out of my initial post- I think it helps illustrate the "hate crime" aspect more: As far as I know the investigation into it being a hate crime is still underway."In this case, he’s angry about the way people around him live, but he’s chosen these specific people because they also represent a religion he’s intolerant of.” According to McDevitt, one factor that the F.B.I. considers when assessing a possible hate crime is whether “the level of violence is more than what is required to do the crime.” By that light, the fact that Hicks fired a number of shots and pressed his gun to the women’s heads seems relevant.