Hate Crime laws were always idiotic. They only make sense when the crime itself is relatively minor, such as vandalism (even then its probably still idiotic). When the crime is already horrible (such as kidnapping and torturing a mentally disabled person), you don’t really need to add extra charges on it...these people should never be allowed out in public again regardless.
Aside from being idiotic, if they can’t even call it like it is, that this was pure racism on a par with the KKK, just because the perps were black, then f@#$ it.
Agree.
It was always a bad idea.
It’s a bad idea gone worse.