Hate crime in Georgia

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  1. Midnight Funeral

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    Attacked 3 on 1, beaten within an inch of his life for dating the wrong person.

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    Bad enough to be walking around in downtown Savannah at midnight (first mistake) but egging blacks on (dating one of their race) is really pushing the envelope. If they've ever done this in the past, it was only a matter of time before this happened.

    And talking to witnesses? "No snitch" laws will put the kaibosh on that being effective. Grainy surveillance? Par for the course - those are just a CYA thing anyway. Nobody puts the effort or expense into quality recordings that actually positively identify anyone.

    The guy is lucky they didn't really fuck him up. He needs to work on his "street smarts" a bit more.
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  4. mlong

    mlong Poking that old Liberal Bear

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    That's not a hate crime it's only a hate crime if the victim is Black and the attacker is a White guy.
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  5. Midnight Funeral

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    In all seriousness, what the fuck is the story behind this picture?
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    If they don't get a positive ID on the suspects it won't be any type of "crime."
    I'd say it's about 50-50 they find out who did it. Most likely one of the three will spill the beans and it ends up on Facebook or something, giving the police something to go on.

    But I salute the bravery of the three assailants. Normally cowards won't attack an able-bodied male without at least a 5 to 1 advantage, and they did it with only 3.

    Whatever, statistically at least one of these thugs will end up dead or in prison within a few years, so that's some consolation.
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    I think I'm missing the joke. What is the picture?
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    A submarine! Likely otters are nearby too.
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    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    That's because there is no such thing as a hate crime. There's just crime. Adding "hate" in front of it is politics, nothing more.
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  11. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Kindly tell that to mlong.

    But it does lead to stiffer sentences.
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    Only if you're a white guy kicking the shit out of a Black/Mexican/Asian guy.

    :shrug:
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  13. El Chup

    El Chup Fuck Trump Deceased Member Git

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    If an attack is motivated through hatred of another person's ethnicty does that not constitute a "hate" crime?
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    In theory. But it's much harder to tack on the "hate" part when the crime is against a white. And in black majority Savannah Georgia that makes it that much harder. Everyone here in Georgia knows the score and accepts it - what can you do?

    Well for one thing, avoid downtown if you're white, unless you're in a large group. That goes for any Southern city really.
  16. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    So let that be a lesson to you! :P

    Seriously, every time I hear that argument, I think of that old Tim Allen routine: "Men are pigs, aren't they?...Too bad we own everything - HAHAHA!"

    Ask yourself who has the power in a country. Then ask yourself why a gang of 'em would take it upon themselves to beat the shit out of one person.

    If you ever find yourself in the middle of Guangdong surrounded by a gang of locals who beat the shit out of you just because they see you as an affront to their dominion, is that a hate crime?
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    So...correct me if I'm wrong here...but you're saying Whitey has it coming?
    This white kid has "power" on a daily basis so we can't really blame the disenfranchized youths for beating his ass?

    So really you're reinforcing my point.....stay the fuck out of minority neighborhoods if you know what's good for you.

    Well that certainly doesn't help accelerate white flight and keep downtown areas from turning into even bigger ghettos. :can:
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  18. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    No, I'm asking: What is it that motivates a group of people to beat on one individual? It ain't love.