There's some kind of hate crime enhancement for battery on 65+?
There's some kind of hate crime enhancement for battery on 65+?
Sadly, because of the increasing levels of brutality and violence directed against older people, elder-abuse laws have become common and many would say necessary in many cities and communities around the world. They can be in the form of additional or enhanced charges above and beyond what a similar crime might be charged against the perp when the victim is younger. This is a completely different situation than the purely political 'hate crime' laws which are so legally problematic because in this case the victims are a more vulnerable population, and so elder abuse laws have come into being in order to recognize that.
It's a profoundly sad commentary on the state of society that will likely increase in severity in the foreseeable future.