“the suspect’s lawyers filed court papers saying he identifies as nonbinary and uses the pronouns “they, them.””
I have to wonder if that’s a legal ploy to avoid a “Hate crime” conviction, or if he had posted that online in the past somewhere or told people he knew. (not that it changes anything as far as I’m concerned.)
Nope. You can have hate crime enhancers even if you’re part of a “special” group.
The whole hate crime bs neds to go away anyway, its just horrible law.