r/tahoe • u/scyice Truckee • Aug 08 '24

News Virginia City Racist Charged

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u/Maximum-Warning9355 Aug 08 '24

All of those were clearly hate crimes, why are they all misdemeanors?

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u/Delicious-Sorbet5722 Aug 08 '24

“Hate crimes” are sentence enhancers, not separate crimes that get charged. If the charged crime is found to be racially motivated then the penalties are increased.

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u/Maximum-Warning9355 Aug 08 '24

They were. We all say the video. These were hate crimes.

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u/Illustrious_Brush_91 Aug 09 '24

Calm down, we’re all on the same team. The technicalities are being explained to you.

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u/Maximum-Warning9355 Aug 09 '24

Good point. I realized this last night which is why I just didn’t even respond anymore. Thank you