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Hate crimes are shunned greatly in America and rightfully so. Beating a black man because he’s walking through a white neighborhood is clearly ridiculous and cold. You can also be sure that if you partake in beating a black, Hispanic, Asian, Indian, Arabic man or woman simply for the fact that they’re any of the above races you WILL be prosecuted, and you should be.
Here’s an interesting story:
An 18 year old former Yankee boy named Dan A. Azeff, originally from Philadelphia moved to southwest Florida with his family that had been present in the area for around eleven years. One night he and some friends decide to go to the local movie theater. On this particular night Michael J. Mitchell, a student at the Sarasota Military Academy who had excelled in football, never showed a violent past, and had always been a good student opened fire on Dan Azeff. You see Dan was waving a 3 by 5 foot Confederate flag and wearing a Confederate flag hat. Michael J. Mitchell, a black student attending the theater started to question Dan asking if he was a racist. Dan replied, “no, I’m exercising free speech.” After a few words, infuriated Michael pulls the trigger and shoots Dan Azeff simply because he was carrying a Confederate flag and wearing a Confederate flag t-shirt.
Now, to mainstream media and audience there would be no thought of young black student Michael committing a hate crime. Let’s tell the same story but reverse the situation:
An 18 year old boy named Michael J. Mitchell, originally from Philadelphia moved to southwest Florida with his family that had been present in the area for around eleven years. One night he and some friends decide to go to the local movie theater. On this particular night Dan A. Azeff, a student at the Sarasota Military Academy who had excelled in football, never showed a violent past, and had always been a good student opened fire on Michael. You see Michael was waving a 3 by 5 foot African Liberation Flag and wearing the flag on his hat. Dan A. Azeff, a white student attending the theater started to question Michael asking if he was a racist. Michael replied, “no, I’m exercising free speech.” After a few words, infuriated Dan pulls the trigger and shoots black student Michael J. Mitchell simply because he was carrying an African flag and wearing it on his t-shirt.
Now THAT would definitely fit as a hate crime. Sad thing is, the shooter in the real situation did not get charged with a hate crime. He just got charged with opening fire on another person.
Hate crime laws were created with fairness and equality in mind. They were designed to protect people from being beaten or murdered solely because of race, creed, nationality, culture, religion, and political beliefs. That was not the case for Dan Azeff who was flying the Confederate flag.
Why are we so adamant to come down on only a certain group of people while we allow another group to blatantly break these laws? Because it’s not politically correct to come down on blacks or minorities they get special privileges? I want to reiterate that any time someone is hurt because of race, creed, nationality, culture, religion, political beliefs etc. it is wrong and should be treated as such. Not only when it’s conveniently politically correct.
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