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Mississippi Man Runs Over an African- American Man in Hate

Posted by EmmaH on January 17, 2013 at 8:16pm in Mr Bruns 360 Message Board

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/us/mississippi-hit-and-run/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

This is a very fascinating video and article. I can't believe they have not marked this as a hate crime. I can't imagine how people can be so cruel.

Do you think this was a hate crime, or just a homicide?

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7Jacob January 21, 2013 at 2:25pm

Its a hate crime and a homicide this guy should be punished severally. But not with death of his own.
7Sam January 21, 2013 at 2:15pm

That was deffinately a hate crime. How can people act like this in this day and age? That is rediculous how people act that way.
7Jessica January 21, 2013 at 10:51am

this isn't right people shouldn't do that to each other!
2Olivia January 20, 2013 at 8:09pm

I personally think that this is a hate crime without a doubt after reading the article. This man should be charged with a hate crime! It just really gets to me how people can hate someone so much just for having a different skin color that they would take their life, just doesnt make sense
2Asia January 20, 2013 at 7:02pm

MAKE LOVE NOT WAR! violence is not the answer! holy moly! that is just an awful thing to do! i can not believe this! he could have settled this some other way! not good!!
2Johnny January 20, 2013 at 6:58pm

I personally would agree that this is a hate crime its just wrong black people are just the same as us there still people and i dont see how someone could do that!
2Taylor January 20, 2013 at 5:37pm

It's got to be hate. Jealousy can be such a terrible influence on people and make good people do bad things. To take someones life out of hate/ jealousy is one of the worst ways, in my mind, to do something. They say violence isn't the answer, killing is NEVER ever ever ever the answer.
2Michael January 20, 2013 at 12:44pm

The way the article makes this sound is it sounds like a hate crime. Nobody knows the honest truth but the way the article describes it is a hate crime. Nasty things go through peoples minds and there is no excuse for killing someone out of anger. People need to learn to control their hate.
Emily Behrend January 20, 2013 at 11:46am

There are so many racial issues in our world today. We stereotype people a lot, and it is cruel. I would say that this is a hate crime. If someone said he was black, then they definitely ran over him because of his race. There has always been trouble with blacks and whites, but especially in the South back in the Civil War days when the Whites thought they were superior. It's sad to think of what people do to others just because of race, religion, gender etc.
3Austin January 19, 2013 at 7:42pm

This is ridiculous. Why someone would run over another for a hate crime would be a motive so it could also be a homicide. I personally think it's both.