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amandabeech

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28. The guy is toast no matter what happens with the hate crime investigation.

Fri Feb 13, 2015, 08:57 PM

Feb 2015

Hate crime charges are often brought because the locals aren't moving criminal charges against the perp, or the perp has been exonerated when the evidence produced in court point the other way.

That's why the hate crime investigations were important in the Zimmerman and Brown cases. Hate crime cases are difficult to prove and very few result in convictions, as you can see.

Hicks will be prosecuted for a triple murder, probably 2d degree or its equivalent. I find it difficult to believe that a research triangle jury is going to find Hicks innocent here. If for some chance Hicks walks, the hate crime charges will become important.

So,yeah, I'm willing to wait.

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Chapel Hill Victim�s Sister: �Insulting and Outrageous� to Call Shooting �Parking Dispute� [View all] KamaAina Feb 2015 OP

PD had their minds made up as soon as they saw who was involved. lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #1

I find it insulting also gopiscrap Feb 2015 #2

Echoes of Ferguson.... Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #12

At least she got on Morning Joe...that's a start. Hopefully someone will take up the slack libdem4life Feb 2015 #3

And Morning Joke agreed with her! KamaAina Feb 2015 #4

Even better. libdem4life Feb 2015 #6

Chapel Hill police....Ferguson police....there are parallels. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #9

I heard the father of the two young ladies malaise Feb 2015 #5

Precisely what the Chapel Hill cops refused to investigate. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #10

I doubt that you are surprised malaise Feb 2015 #11

Same cops, same prejudice, same laziness, same lazy media, same injustice. Maybe not this time. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #13

The Feds are now involved in looking into whether this is a hate crime nt riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #7

The Feds won't get involved... nikto Feb 2015 #30

I see what you did there... riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #31

The family being ignored by the local yocal cops is another reason the FBI stepped in so quickly. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #8

We heard either CBS or ABC say "parking dispute" last night on the national news... SoapBox Feb 2015 #14

They were going with the reports of the Chapel Hill clown cops who are not investigating much at all. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #15

Same here. blackspade Feb 2015 #27

Wait for pete's sake... StoneCarver Feb 2015 #16

Startling how some folks are now urging caution....poor triple Killer Hicks. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #17

Jake Tapper of CNN interviewed the sister on his show today. amandabeech Feb 2015 #22

The "let Justice take it's course" crowd is now suddenly making it's appearance for Killer Hicks. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #23

The guy is toast no matter what happens with the hate crime investigation. amandabeech Feb 2015 #28

Muslims being terrorized daily are not willing to wait. Justice must be done & also seen to be done. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #29

Yeah no. A parking dispute? LittleBlue Feb 2015 #18

She's a fighter. Righteous. Blatant racism & coverup for a deliberate massacre. God awful. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #19

Rush to Judgement Roy Rolling Feb 2015 #20

Wonder how the media will try to manipulate the arson attack of a Muslim community Center in Houston Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #21

I just can't wrap my head around this LibDemAlways Feb 2015 #24

The sister of the dead bride was just visiting, she had nothing to do with Hicks. Hicks shot her in the Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #26

Of course the cops didn't reach out. blackspade Feb 2015 #25