Sorry, but I don’t understand why people here are defending this guy. Shooting into anybody’s home is wrong, wrong, wrong.
I don’t think anyone is defending the guy. People don’t like the hate crime aspect because it is unclear that’s an important aspect of crime control, and difficult to prosecute and adjudicate fairly. I’m find with sending this guy up the river for a long, long time on attempted murder charges. Why is more needed?
I see less defending of the guy than finding ways to highlight the absurdity of hate crime legislation.