[paratrooper82]

Something really smells in this case, because, if in fact these black teenager where in fact charged with a s called "hate crime" then they would have been prosecuted in Federal Court, since, hate crime legislation is Federal.

I don't believe for one minute that these black teenagers who beat and tortured these white women have been charged under the federal "hate crime" statute as alleged, let alone prosecuted under it!

Imagine if it were white teenagers who beat and tortured black women! This would have been headlines in every liberal paper form coast to coast, and the lead story on every news media for the next two and half years, or until the white teens were hanged publicly, which ever occurred first.

[Enterprise]

"Something really smells in this case, because, if in fact these black teenager where in fact charged with a s called "hate crime" then they would have been prosecuted in Federal Court, since, hate crime legislation is Federal."

The best reason I can think of is that because these are juveniles, it is going to be left up to the State courts and not the Federal Courts. Even if for some reason these trials went to Federal Court, the Feds are not set up in their system to handle juveniles. Bottom line is that the Feds don't want to get involved in juvenile trials.

[doug from upland]

Juvenile court is, I suspect, the reason.

[Mjaye]

"Something really smells in this case, because, if in fact these black teenager where in fact charged with a s called "hate crime" then they would have been prosecuted in Federal Court, since, hate crime legislation is Federal."<<<<<<<<<

Section 422.75 of the CA PC calls for this enhancement of a felony if the crime is based on racial motive.