I'm curious because this woman (Saudi) faces felony charges for spitting on Walmart shoppers and saying that "America is pushing us around." I am in no way going to defend her, but I was wondering what pushed it up to the level of a hate crime?
I thought Hate crimes involved language that was openly derogatory toward race or religion? Is it also being applied to nationality now? What other prongs are there? And how much longer before the Republicans, (who think they're the only Americans) begin applying it to hatred against a political affiliation and we all go to jail?
Here's the article:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110527/NEWS01/105270323/Prosecutors-charge-alleged-spitting-Saudi-woman-hate-crime-charges%3Fodyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home
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