These a holes wear that race stuff as a suit of armor. Buck (no pun) them and you immediately are called a racist. Almost makes them invulnerable these days. Nothing today is decided on its merits without the handicap of being assessed against a racial score sheet.
Guy found out 'she' was a 'he', and beat 'it' to death with a fire extinguisher.
Should have just been a normal murder/manslaughter case, but Buck insisted on the 'hate crime' charges, to get his name in the news.