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Originally Posted by Adam
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Originally Posted by yguy
What I'd like to know is why this doesn't qualify as a hate crime. Is it because it springs from a hatred of something as trivial as America rather than something really important like Islam or homosexuality?
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What I'd like to know is when "[individuals with] Department of Defense license plates and tags" became synonymous with "America". |
It's not a hate crime because being a Marine isn't one of the protected groups; being a Marine is not a race, a religion*, a sexual orientation, a disability [necessarily], ethnicity, a nationality (see immigrants being offered citizenship for serving), an age, a gender, gender identity, or a political affiliation.
*Their code, "Unit, Corps, God, Country" kind of puts it above religion.