[albie]

There’s a first. So now he gets a $25.00 fine and a warning?

[Gaffer]

Not much speculation required here.

http://gothamist.com/2016/03/23/brooklyn_slashing_ditmas_park.php

[samtheman]

This law only applies to white people.

[winner3000]

Congratulations. He now gets his 21st arrest...which will end up like his 20 prior ones.

[PROCON]

Isn’t it a hate crime to charge a protected minority with a hate crime?

[dfwgator]

As opposed to an “I like you as a friend” Crime.

[I want the USA back]

The charge will be dropped as it always is.

[WKUHilltopper]

It will be thrown out of court because of her white privilege.

[al_c]

I’m shocked. Seriously. I didn’t think they’d actually do it.

[Boogieman]

“he blamed them and “the system” for preventing him from freely smoking weed”

Just move to Colorado, bro. The white people there are more than happy to let you smoke weed freely.

[VTenigma]

Uh oh, man bites dog.

[Secret Agent Man]

Look for that part to be dropped. He’s black.

[Henderson]

Where is Al Sharpton?

[aquila48]

[OrangeHoof]

Wait. Black people don’t commit hate crimes. Reverend Jesse and Reverend Al assured us of this.

Secondly, I thought marijuana made people mellow and unmotivated.

I’m just not accepting this story. It doesn’t fit the template.

[Gumdrop]

Interesting that the victim is from Poland. I wonder if her European origin, i.e., not a US woman, is why the government decided to charge him with a hate crime?

I would not look good to allow a black man to get away with this when they are always looking for racism in everyone else. It would be embarrassing.

[GOPJ]

THIS IS A BIG STORY THAT WILL BE IGNORED BY THE PRESS.

UNTIL A FEW YEARS HAVE GONE BY THEN THEY’LL TELL US THEY ALL KNEW IT WAS IMPORTANT.

[Bubba Gump Shrimp]

I don’t know if anything has changed in my state, but several years ago I read an article that minorities cannot be charged with hate crimes in Illinois. No matter the circumstance, no matter the reasoning.

Some law or something that Durbin pushed through.

Maybe it has changed.

[kaehurowing]

How’s he gonna get money for school and stuff?

[Albion Wilde]

Can it be? Am I dreaming?