Trump called the synagogue shooting a ‘hate crime.’ Will prosecutors be able to do the same?

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The colloquial “hate crime” differs from the criminal conduct that bears the same name — and they are not always interchangeable under the law.

A message of support at an intersection next to the Chabad of Poway synagogue, where a gunman opened fire Saturday, killing one person and injuring three. By Deanna Paul Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow April 28 at 5:05 PM When a man opened fire at the Chabad of Poway, near San Diego, on Saturday, it was the last day of a major Jewish holiday and the six-month anniversary of the mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue.

President Trump also expressed his “deepest sympathies” for the victims of the shooting, which he said “looks like a hate crime.” The president condemned anti-Semitism and hate crimes at a political rally in Wisconsin on Saturday night. “One difference between states is whether the list of protected categories align,” said Robert Weisberg, co-director of Stanford Law’s Criminal Justice Center. Some states do not include “sexual orientation” or are ambiguous about whether transgender people are legally included under “gender,” he said.

 

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If liberal democrat judges won’t interfere

The Poway synagogue shooting is a hate crime perpetrated by trump’s vitriolic rhetoric.

Well, for once (or maybe twice or thrice) Trump has gotten something right.

Does it matter? He'll be imprisoned for life. Does a nineteen year old kid even understand hate? Society as a whole does. Our political leaders do. Let's eliminate impulses that may trigger the misguided.

It is really very unfortunate n sad to find such crimes are taking place everywhere including well developed n advance countries like USA! USA media now need to look inwards n not elsewhere n help own community/society to come back to their earlier status!

Prosecutors are liberal Democrats.

Trump's entire presidency is a hate crime.

Present, the worst criminals of hate-crimes in the world are the Netanyahu and his Jewish followers. We need to dissociate the victim Jews by Nazi and general Jew from the wrongdoers Jews of masscring the Palestinian. Criticism against the later is righteous, not anti-Semitic.

All we get when the killer is a white nationalist is thoughts and prayers. No terrorist talk, no weapon regulation conversations. NOTHING thoughts and prayers

no, we should find out who perpetrated this obvious patsy-false flag.

This is a hate crime from a middle class white boy. I lived in this area for 30 years. It's a multi-cultural area from middle class to millionaires.

It's a dirty game played by politicians, victims innocent people

Would you even be asking is the shooter was Muslim or Black?

Why do we have an increase of hate crimes under Trump admin... because Trump is a model for hate speech.

Dems are anti-Semites, so they'll probably object.

and the burning of the 3 black churches or the shooting / killing of muslims in New Zealand...what did he call those?

Nope, shooter is white and a white supremacist.

When is it Terrorism?

No “fact check” on this claim, WaPO?

Trump being able to continue as president is a hate crime. trump HateCrime

Depends on what they find?

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