a man shouting that he “hated white people” punched victim Jeffrey Babbitt — who is white — in the face, witnesses said, causing him to fall and strike his head on the ground.
Lashawn Marten, 31, who is black, “made statements to the effect that I’m going to punch the first white man that I see,” said NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.
image Brooklyn resident Jeffrey Babbitt died at Bellevue Hospital after a seemingly unprovoked attack at Union Square.
Police were investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
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What behaviors make something a ‘hate crime’ in NYC?
Now, I am against thoughtcrime statutes, but if this isn’t a hate crime I’m a progressive.
What behaviors make something a ‘hate crime’ in NYC?
Easy, white on black crime... other way around doesn’t count.
It would only be considered a hate crime if the black perp had used a derogatory term like cracker to describe his white victim.