The teens, who are black, were not charged with hate crimes because there was no evidence that the assault had been motivated by the race of the victims, who are white, said Tasha Jamerson, D.A. spokeswoman. Just shouting racial epithets during the commission of a crime doesn't rise to the level of ethnic intimidation, she said. [More]Right. Now reverse the situation and see if Tasha dares repeat herself--if she can get a word in edgewise over carpetbagging hatemongers Jesse and Al.
What a tribute to state-sanctioned bigotry "hate crime" laws are. That they are selectively enforced is all the evidence we need.