Clearly this is assault and battery. Clearly it is a crime. Yet for some reason the assailant and his brother have not been charged with a hate-crime.
The assailants claimed that the Macy's employee used a racial slur.
Excuse me, but even if it's true, that doesn't give you the right to attack someone.
This is a textbook hate-crime.
The claim by the perps is just an attempt to avoid punishment for an unprovoked attack.
Well apparently in this town unprovoked attacks by blacks against whites isn't a hate-crime.
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hate crime
noun
noun: hate crime; plural noun: hate crimes
www.fbi.gov
The assailants claimed that the Macy's employee used a racial slur.
Excuse me, but even if it's true, that doesn't give you the right to attack someone.
This is a textbook hate-crime.
The claim by the perps is just an attempt to avoid punishment for an unprovoked attack.
Well apparently in this town unprovoked attacks by blacks against whites isn't a hate-crime.

Suspect arrested in ‘unprovoked attack’ on Macy’s manager
Damire Canell Palmer, who is charged with felony assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder in the June 15 attack at the Flint store, was in custody Thursday night.

hate crime
noun
noun: hate crime; plural noun: hate crimes
- a crime, typically one involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or other grounds.
"legislation to stiffen penalties for persons convicted of hate crimes"
Hate Crimes | Federal Bureau of Investigation
Investigating hate crimes is the highest priority of the FBI’s civil rights program.
