The accused in this case has been charged with misdemeanour criminal mischief and breach of peace, with the police asking judges to consider felony bigotry charge being added afterwards? I'm no expert on American law, but to describe what I would call a vile hate crime and physical assault (I'm presuming here that a physical assault does not necessarily required actual direct contact) as mischief seems somewhat pathetic and rather demeaning to the victim of the crime. Mischief is spraying graffiti on a wall or jumping out and scaring somebody, not making racial slurs and smearing fanny batter in someone's face cream and sticking their toothbrush up your arse because you don't like the colour of their skin.
What I'm getting at, I suppose, is whether a charge of misdemeanour criminal mischief is as pitiful as it sounds. Can anyone explain?
What I'm getting at, I suppose, is whether a charge of misdemeanour criminal mischief is as pitiful as it sounds. Can anyone explain?
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