BTW, his “handled the problem” must be taken in the context of what he then did coupled with what is known about his personality in general. It actually adds credibility to his claim.
Again, to be clear, what he did was clearly wrong, even if everything he claims is true.
To be charitable, I think you’re cutting this guy too much slack. From the results, I’d say most of the serious racism here was on his part. And even among seriously insane people, the fact is that 99.99% of them don’t resort to murder.
If the term “hate crime” had any meaning other than as a convenient PC club to use on unfavored categories of offender, this would be considered a hate crime par excellence.
What we know about his personality is that he is dishonest and filled with hate.
Anyone capable of murdering innocent people is more than capable of lying to cover his azz...