Yes, I'm calling it a hate crime because it is a hate crime. No, not all blacks are guilty and no white people deserved this, but we need to call hate what it is no matter what our political affiliations. I am disgusted by the torture of that poor man just as much as anyone else, but I'm also disgusted by the reaction of the reddit community to this event.
You could tell the racists, alt-righters, Trump supporters, BLM haters etc., were just begging for something like this to happen so they could reinforce their bigoted ideas and further entrench their "us vs. them" ideals. I mean the r/the_Donald post about it was cross posted to r/news and currently stands at 77k upvotes and 8 gold. I've never seen a post blow up so quickly, and we all know it did so due to its racial undertones. All of us reasonable people can see this was a hate crime committed by four wacko and violent gangsters, yet numerous posts on the r/news thread blame Obama, BLM, liberals, and black culture as the cause of this sickening event. This event will now be used to justify racists and intolerant policies and actions towards blacks and other minorities, either in the guise of revenge or "protection".
I can almost sense them celebrating in their comment threads, they don't care about the man who was tortured, they care that black people were the perpetrators. I can easily visualize the smug smile they have while typing out their bigotry and hate, believing their hatred is finally justified.
We must fight back, if they can bend this event to their political will and generalize entire segments of society based on the deplorable actions of four, then they will not hesitate to do the same in the future for other groups considered "enemies". Educate and don't remain silent, show your disgust for the event itself, but also show your contempt for those who are celebrating this crime as political boost. I am sickened, and those of with our heads on straight need to do our best to keep the world together.
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