Terrorist has a bad day, murders 8 in Atlanta

[B-Man]

The Mainstream Media Proves Just How Wildly Racist They Are

 

In the wake of the tragic shootings in Georgia, the media practically had a collective ***** in the hopes they could pin this tragedy on white supremacy.  Of course, those hopes are fueled by their continued desire to make Trump into something he isn’t, despite the former President’s silence in the days and weeks since he has left office.  Over the last several years, there has been a liturgy of false attacks perpetuated by the media as a result of their willingness to report on things with wafer-thin credibility, all in the name of dunking on the right.

 

The attacks in Georgia are no different.  In fact, those attacks prove nothing more than the media’s own racial biases in their own reporting.  In the days and weeks leading up to the attacks in Georgia, there have been continued occurrences of attacks on Asian Americans throughout the country.  Thus far, the perpetrators have been primarily poster-child leftists, though the media would like to blame the sentiment on Trump and his (legitimate and understandable) placing of blame for the SARS-CoV2 virus on China.  Funny how the media, again in their own lacking anything approaching self-awareness, refuses to blame the Chinese Government for the spread of misinformation in the wake of the initial outbreak, as well as labeling anyone calling it the China-Virus, as xenophobic while allowing of the variants of the same virus to be called the UK, South African, and Brazillian variants.  Somehow, those labels are not xenophobic or hateful.

 

When the initial reports of the shootings in Georgia were making the airwaves, the media was quick to display their next-level-racism in their reporting, all while attempting to create a false narrative regarding the motive behind the shooting. 

 

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Secondarily, and probably much more biased than anything else, was the MSM’s immediate assumption that massage-parlor fronts for prostitution rings were, in fact, exclusively run by Southeast Asians.  In the initial reports from police, there was no mention of the race or ethnicity of any of the victims, but that didn’t stop the MSM from assuming that the victims were indeed Asian.  Again, if Fox News or Newsmax were out there making the same assumptions, that too would be racist.  The MSM’s biases based upon racial stereotypes are fine, but reporting the factual origination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is somehow a hate-crime.

This has been the hallmark of the left for years.  Their own racially-biased assumptions are always okay, but no quarter is given to the same dumb assumptions made by those on the right. Regardless, don’t expect the social media overlords to flag the posts of people labeling the attacks in Georgia as racially-motivated, as misinformation.

 

https://redstate.com/scotthounsell/2021/03/18/the-mainstream-media-proves-just-how-wildly-racist-they-are-n345776

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

It’s the problem @B-Man

 

The MSM media- democrat consortium is growing their power and mindshare. 
 

I feel for my children and need to find them an escape hatch to a country with a better future.  The race war being driven by the radical left is abhorrent and there is no reason to let them steal a quarter of our families income every year or more just to tell us how to live our lives.

[SoCal Deek]

8 hours ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

It’s the problem @B-Man

 

The MSM media- democrat consortium is growing their power and mindshare. 
 

I feel for my children and need to find them an escape hatch to a country with a better future.  The race war being driven by the radical left is abhorrent and there is no reason to let them steal a quarter of our families income every year or more just to tell us how to live our lives.

What’s the old saying?: “The beat down will continue until morale improves!”

Edited March 19, 2021 by SoCal Deek

[US Egg]

12 hours ago, Motorin' said:

There is a commonality between the murder in Rochester of an old man with mental illness and the attacks on Asian women. In each case the killers clearly did not view the victims as human beings. 

Not according to msm.

 

12 hours ago, Motorin' said:

Everyone should be outraged by what happened in Rochester, and there should be a concerted effort to address violence against people with mental illness. 

MSM were in full blown outrage, slandering for weeks, a high school kid who simply stood on the steps in silence of the Lincoln Memorial in a MAGA hat as he was taunted by someone.

 

The high school kids who tortured this handicapped man for no apparent reason other than fun(?), they simply ignore for reasons that can only be described as intentional for a cause.

[Chef Jim]

12 hours ago, Motorin' said:

 

Armies throughout history have desensitized soldiers to the killing of human beings by dehumanizing the enemy.

 

"Mentally ill" is one of the most casually dehumanized categories in our society. 

 

There is a commonality between the murder in Rochester of an old man with mental illness and the attacks on Asian women. In each case the killers clearly did not view the victims as human beings. 

 

Everyone should be outraged by what happened in Rochester, and there should be a concerted effort to address violence against people with mental illness. 

You are so close when you talk about the two tragedies at the same time talking about mental illness.  Because, in my opinion, they are both all about mental illness and NOT racism. 

[Motorin']

2 hours ago, Chef Jim said:

You are so close when you talk about the two tragedies at the same time talking about mental illness.  Because, in my opinion, they are both all about mental illness and NOT racism. 

 

It's easy to say "anyone who would commit such terrible acts of violence is mentally ill." But that doesn't mean the person has an actual mental illness. Longitudinal studies have shown that people with serious mental illnesses are no more likely to commit acts of violence than people with a mental illness, and are far more likely to be the the victim of violence than people without mental illness.

 

I would even go so far as to claim it does actual violence to people with mental illness when as a society we jump to the conclusion that mental illness is responsible for bombastic public crimes. Mental illness is not a crime.  

 

Yet a common thread between people with actual mental illnesses and those without mental illnesses who committ horrific violence is the inability to control their anger and rage. 

 

I still believe there was racism and misogyny at the heart of the Atlanta shootings, because it was too organized and targeted. Someone in the throes of a wildly psychotic episode isn't that calculated. No one would be jumping to the conclusion that it was an act of hate if he went to three random establishments that were run by random groups of people. But they were all Asian owned, all across town.

 

At the very least, we can agree that at the hearts of both crimes was a deep hatred. The Rochester crimes seem deeply sadistic, and I wouldn't be surprised if those kids harbored a hatred of white people. Hate is hate, and we need to do everything in our power to oppose it. 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Motorin'

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

12 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

It's easy to say "anyone who would commit such terrible acts of violence is mentally ill." But that doesn't mean the person has an actual mental illness. Longitudinal studies have shown that people with serious mental illnesses are no more likely to commit acts of violence than people with a mental illness, and are far more likely to the the victim of violence. 

 

I would even go so far as to claim it does actual violence to people with mental illness when as a society we jump to the conclusion that mental illness is responsible for bombastic public crimes. Imo, one common thread between people with actual mental illnesses and those without mental illnesses who do big violence is the inability to control their anger, and that anger turning to rage. 

 

Clearly I believe there was racism and misogyny at the heart of the Atlanta shootings, because it was too organized and targeted. Someone in the throes of a wildly psychotic episode isn't that calculated. No one would be jumping to the conclusion that it was an act of hate if he went to three random establishments that were run by random groups of people. But they were all Asian owned, all across town. 

 

At the very least, we can agree that at the hearts of both crimes was a deep hatred. The Rochester crimes seem deeply sadistic, and I wouldn't be surprised if those kids harbored a hatred of white people. 

I’m not familiar with the type of place they alleged these were, but here outside of DC, every single local massage and wellness spa business my wife and I have Ever been to has been to in the past 15 years, probably  dozens, with the exception of one Massage Envy franchise which I’m not sure about, was Asian owned and operated. I think the art of massage and wellness is central in several Asian cultures. Maybe that trend is similar it the ones that go further. 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Over 29 years of fanhood

[Motorin']

5 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I’m not familiar with the type of place they alleged these were, but here outside of DC, every single local massage and wellness spa business my wife and I have Ever been to has been to in the past 15 years, with the exception of one Massage Envy franchise which I’m not sure about was Asian owned and operated. I think the art of massage and wellness is central in several Asian cultures. 

 

Do you actually believe the assertion in the Red State article posted by B-Man that the attacks against Asians have been by left wingers and is a fabrication of Chinese disinformation? 

 

Also, serious question, when I used the term "white terrorist" and you asserted that I'm part of a group of people trying to start a race war, did you feel that the term "white terrorist" was an attack on all white people?

[B-Man]

7 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

Do you actually believe the assertion in the Red State article posted by B-Man that the attacks against Asians have been by left wingers and is a fabrication of Chinese disinformation? 

 

😄

 

That is a poor interpretation of what it said.

 

It simply pointed out that there just as many attacks against asians by other minorities as whites. AND gave statistics.

 

Nice spin.  

[Motorin']

4 minutes ago, B-Man said:

😄

 

That is a poor interpretation of what it said.

 

It simply pointed out that there just as many attacks against asians by other minorities as whites. AND gave statistics.

 

Nice spin.  

 

Who said only white people can be racist against Asians.

 

And where the hell is any evidence for this claim, "In the days and weeks leading up to the attacks in Georgia, there have been continued occurrences of attacks on Asian Americans throughout the country.  Thus far, the perpetrators have been primarily poster-child leftists..."

 

Why not claim the attacks are being committed by Chinese mind control devices implemented through TikTok? They offer just as much evidence. 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Motorin'

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

3 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

Do you actually believe the assertion in the Red State article posted by B-Man that the attacks against Asians have been by left wingers and is a fabrication of Chinese disinformation? 

 

Also, serious question, when I used the term "white terrorist" and you asserted that I'm part of a group of people trying to start a race war, did you feel that the term "white terrorist" was an attack on all white people?

no I’m sure China  is doing whatever they can to exacerbate existing discord. But they didn’t create this problem. We did. 
 

 I believe the acceleration of racial tension is being egged on intentionally by mainstream media who’s reporting pattern demonstrates it without question by what they do and don’t include.  I do believe the prior administration did everything wrong around this topic but are only 1/2 of the equation of escalating violence we are seeing. 
 

Go around calling everything and everyone racist and making white supremacy central to all things and pretty soon the handful of those that actually are, will start feeling empowered imo and justified to some extent to do their evil. Typical unintended consequences of there narrative agendas. 
 

On the other topic, If you feel adding a persons skin color is necessary as part of a descriptor, then just make sure your doing it equitably. 
 

Please help me... describe DeWayne Craddock, he killed 12 people. 

[Motorin']

2 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

no I’m sure China  is doing whatever they can to exacerbate existing discord. But they didn’t create this problem. We did. 
 

 I believe the acceleration of racial tension is being egged on intentionally by mainstream media who’s reporting pattern demonstrates it without question by what they do and don’t include.  I do believe the prior administration did everything wrong around this topic but are only 1/2 of the equation of escalating violence we are seeing. 
 

Go around calling everything and everyone racist and making white supremacy central to all things and pretty soon the handful of those that actually are, will start feeling empowered imo and justified to some extent to do their evil. Typical unintended consequences of there narrative agendas. 
 

On the other topic, If you feel adding a persons skin color is necessary as part of a descriptor, then just make sure your doing it equitably. 
 

Please help me... describe DeWayne Craddock, he killed 12 people. 

 

I think we both agree that everyone should oppose white supremecy, attacks on Asians, work place violence, gang violence ect. 

 

Craddock seems like a classic case of a disgruntled employee "going postal" as we used to say. I don't think the color of his skin had anything to do with his terrible crimes anymore than the color of the Atlanta shooter's skin.

 

Calling an act "white terrorism" isn't about the color of the person's skin. It's about an act driven by an ideology, an ideology I'm pretty certain we both oppose. 

 

I used to get hyper offended when people called out white racism unless it was done by people in klan hoods. Because it felt like an personal indictment.  But it's simply not, it's about the rejection of an ideology at the core of Anglo Saxon society for the last 400-500 years.

 

 

[SoCal Deek]

1 minute ago, Motorin' said:

 

I think we both agree that everyone should oppose white supremecy, attacks on Asians, work place violence, gang violence ect. 

 

Craddock seems like a classic case of a disgruntled employee "going postal" as we used to say. I don't think the color of his skin had anything to do with his terrible crimes anymore than the color of the Atlanta shooter's skin.

 

Calling an act "white terrorism" isn't about the color of the person's skin. It's about an act driven by an ideology, an ideology I'm pretty certain we both oppose. 

 

I used to get hyper offended when people called out white racism unless it was done by people in klan hoods. Because it felt like an personal indictment.  But it's simply not, it's about the rejection of an ideology at the core of Anglo Saxon society for the last 400-500 years.

 

 

Let me get this straight.  You believe this is an act of White Supremacy?  Really?  Why in the world would a White Supremacist attack a bunch of ladies in a massage parlor? Just because the guy is white and the victims are Asian doesn't mean the shooting had anything to do with a bigger message trying to be sent.  If anything, I would think that establishments where Asians 'service' White people could already be thought of as a perfect picture of white supremacy....no?  I know you're dying for this to fit your narrative....but please pump the brakes until we learn more.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

14 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

I think we both agree that everyone should oppose white supremecy, attacks on Asians, work place violence, gang violence ect. 

 

Craddock seems like a classic case of a disgruntled employee "going postal" as we used to say. I don't think the color of his skin had anything to do with his terrible crimes anymore than the color of the Atlanta shooter's skin.

 

Calling an act "white terrorism" isn't about the color of the person's skin. It's about an act driven by an ideology, an ideology I'm pretty certain we both oppose. 

 

I used to get hyper offended when people called out white racism unless it was done by people in klan hoods. Because it felt like an personal indictment.  But it's simply not, it's about the rejection of an ideology at the core of Anglo Saxon society for the last 400-500 years.

 

 

I agree with you in principle on most everything, I just think applying skin or ethnicity to any stereotype or to generalize an ideology is inappropriate and more so, counterproductive and divisive  
 

I also don’t think the MSM intent is as genuine like yours. Your motive is to disapprove of bad in society, which I align with completely, theirs is divisive narrative manipulation to manifest power. 
 

Here is an interesting article that demonstrates how the media is manipulating the narrative and obfuscating hate crimes that are not perpetrated by the demographic that fits the narrative. 

 

https://www.financegeek.org/chinese/black-on-asian-crime/

 

i mean in all honesty, if it were necessary to label the Atlanta act based on what is reported, the fundamental appears religious, thus a religious terrorist might fit better, just like we spent all those years calling a certain group Islamic terrorists. 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Over 29 years of fanhood

[B-Man]

 

 

 

MEDIA PEDDLES UNSUPPORTED RACIAL NARRATIVE ON ATLANTA “SPA” SHOOTINGS

FTA:

 

The initial police statement about the shootings was that they did not appear to be racially motivated. Instead, they were the result of “what [the killer] considers a sex addiction.” “He sees these locations [message parlors] as something that allows him to go to these places and it’s a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate,” the police explained.

 

The mainstream media quickly rejected this explanation. It insisted that the killings were racially motivated. They were the symptom of rampant anti-Asian sentiment fueled, to a significant degree, by former President Trump. Seizing on the Atlanta shootings, the Post has for days been running article after article about “hate crimes” directed at Asian-Americans

 

Monica Hess of the Post tried to counter the “sex addiction” explanation this way:

[The killer] could have stopped at strip clubs, pornographic video stores or multiple shops lined with wall-to-wall dildoes. But he didn’t. He drove 27 miles to Gold Spa, where he allegedly killed three Asian women, and then crossed the street to Aromatherapy Spa where he allegedly killed one more (the names of the victims at the final two establishments have not been released).

He chose businesses where the employees were not just women, but Asian women, not just Asian women, but lower-wage Asian women in a fetishized profession.

 

It seems, however, that the shooter drove to these “spas” because they were ones he had patronized. If that’s true, then the shooter’s choice of locations is fully consistent with the theory that he was motivated by guilt over sex. It neither supports nor refutes the suggestion of bias against Asians.

 

Other evidence strongly supports the “sex addiction” theory. According to USA Today, the killer “had been in rehab for sex addiction and was wracked with guilt about his sexual urges, according to two people who lived with him in transitional housing.” Moreover, he “was deeply religious and could not control his desire to visit massage parlors and engage in sexual acts, something that sent him into deep bouts of depression.” (Emphasis added)

 

What evidence, other than the identity of the victims, backs up the view that racial basis motivated the killings? None of which I’m aware. And it’s worth noting, as John Sexton does, that a highly-publicized attack on an elderly Asian man in Oakland by a black suspect has not been charged as murder even though the family believes race was clearly a factor.

 

Both of the killer’s housemates say they never heard him use racist language or disparage non-white people. Both say he was rarely online and, to their knowledge, didn’t frequent racist internet message boards or websites. Two former high school classmates added that he didn’t express political opinions in public and was not overtly racist.

 

Does the fact that the shooter chose to patronize Asian message parlors show some form of anti-Asian animus? I don’t think such animus can be inferred from the source of his efforts to achieve sexual gratification. In fact, according again to USA Today, the shooter told his housemates that he preferred these message parlors because “he thought the spas were safer than paying for sex elsewhere.”

 

As the matter is investigated further, perhaps evidence will emerge supporting the media’s conclusion that the shooter was a racist whose deadly actions were motivated by hatred of Asians. As of now, though, this view lacks support. By contrast, the “sex addiction” theory has a solid foundation.

 

So why has the media adopted the “hate crime” narrative? That’s an easy one. As Liz Sheld of American Greatness says, the media is bent on “sowing suspicion and division among Americans.” When bad things happen, it will always pick the explanation that casts Americans in the worst, most racist light, even if a more plausible alternative is staring us in the face.

 

 

As will Democrats, including Joe Biden.

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/03/media-peddles-unsupported-narrative-of-atlanta-spa-shootings.php

[Motorin']

11 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I agree with you in principle on most everything, I just think applying skin or ethnicity to any stereotype or to generalize an ideology is inappropriate and more so, counterproductive and divisive  
 

I also don’t think the MSM intent is as genuine like yours. Your motive is to disapprove of bad in society, which I align with completely, theirs is divisive narrative manipulation to manifest power. 
 

Here is an interesting article that demonstrates how the media is manipulating the narrative and obfuscating hate crimes that are not perpetrated by the demographic that fits the narrative. 

 

https://www.financegeek.org/chinese/black-on-asian-crime/

 

I think this data illustrates the point that Asians in America are targeted by other races, more than any other race. 

 

And I absolutely think a lot of attacks on Asians by black Americans are motivated by anti-Asian racism.

 

That's 2018 data, I'm wondering if the media is telling the truth about an increase in attacks on the Asian American community? 

5 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

 

MEDIA PEDDLES UNSUPPORTED RACIAL NARRATIVE ON ATLANTA “SPA” SHOOTINGS

FTA:

 

The initial police statement about the shootings was that they did not appear to be racially motivated. Instead, they were the result of “what [the killer] considers a sex addiction.” “He sees these locations [message parlors] as something that allows him to go to these places and it’s a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate,” the police explained.

 

The mainstream media quickly rejected this explanation. It insisted that the killings were racially motivated. They were the symptom of rampant anti-Asian sentiment fueled, to a significant degree, by former President Trump. Seizing on the Atlanta shootings, the Post has for days been running article after article about “hate crimes” directed at Asian-Americans

 

Monica Hess of the Post tried to counter the “sex addiction” explanation this way:

[The killer] could have stopped at strip clubs, pornographic video stores or multiple shops lined with wall-to-wall dildoes. But he didn’t. He drove 27 miles to Gold Spa, where he allegedly killed three Asian women, and then crossed the street to Aromatherapy Spa where he allegedly killed one more (the names of the victims at the final two establishments have not been released).

He chose businesses where the employees were not just women, but Asian women, not just Asian women, but lower-wage Asian women in a fetishized profession.

 

It seems, however, that the shooter drove to these “spas” because they were ones he had patronized. If that’s true, then the shooter’s choice of locations is fully consistent with the theory that he was motivated by guilt over sex. It neither supports nor refutes the suggestion of bias against Asians.

 

Other evidence strongly supports the “sex addiction” theory. According to USA Today, the killer “had been in rehab for sex addiction and was wracked with guilt about his sexual urges, according to two people who lived with him in transitional housing.” Moreover, he “was deeply religious and could not control his desire to visit massage parlors and engage in sexual acts, something that sent him into deep bouts of depression.” (Emphasis added)

 

What evidence, other than the identity of the victims, backs up the view that racial basis motivated the killings? None of which I’m aware. And it’s worth noting, as John Sexton does, that a highly-publicized attack on an elderly Asian man in Oakland by a black suspect has not been charged as murder even though the family believes race was clearly a factor.

 

Both of the killer’s housemates say they never heard him use racist language or disparage non-white people. Both say he was rarely online and, to their knowledge, didn’t frequent racist internet message boards or websites. Two former high school classmates added that he didn’t express political opinions in public and was not overtly racist.

 

Does the fact that the shooter chose to patronize Asian message parlors show some form of anti-Asian animus? I don’t think such animus can be inferred from the source of his efforts to achieve sexual gratification. In fact, according again to USA Today, the shooter told his housemates that he preferred these message parlors because “he thought the spas were safer than paying for sex elsewhere.”

 

As the matter is investigated further, perhaps evidence will emerge supporting the media’s conclusion that the shooter was a racist whose deadly actions were motivated by hatred of Asians. As of now, though, this view lacks support. By contrast, the “sex addiction” theory has a solid foundation.

 

So why has the media adopted the “hate crime” narrative? That’s an easy one. As Liz Sheld of American Greatness says, the media is bent on “sowing suspicion and division among Americans.” When bad things happen, it will always pick the explanation that casts Americans in the worst, most racist light, even if a more plausible alternative is staring us in the face.

 

 

As will Democrats, including Joe Biden.

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/03/media-peddles-unsupported-narrative-of-atlanta-spa-shootings.php

 

Where's the evidence that the increased attacks on Asians are being perpetrated by "poster child leftists?" 

 

And here's the trillion dollar question, why do you believe the media calling the Atlanta shootings a hate crime is an attack on Americans and not an attack on hate?

Edited March 19, 2021 by Motorin'

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

12 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

That's 2018 data, I'm wondering if the media is telling the truth about an increase in attacks on the Asian American community? 

This is a great point. Sorry I don’t note that date, but you raise a great point. There is some FBI data out these but it’s tough to pull it all together, that does suggest overall hate crime filings have been increasing since 2014. 
 

Hate crime to me is also a goofy term with hidden context. Really any intentional murder should be considered a hateful act thus a hate crime. If he killed because of temptation as has been stated, it’s still an act of hatred. But the word has been mainstreamed to mean race crime and only when the purp fits the narrative. 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Over 29 years of fanhood

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

24 minutes ago, B-Man said:

As will Democrats, including Joe Biden

He actually was more even about it:

 

“The investigation is ongoing and the question of motivation is still to be determined,” Biden said at the start of a virtual meeting with the prime minister of Ireland.

“But whatever the motivation here, I know Asian Americans are very concerned, because as you know I have been speaking about the brutality against Asian Americans, and it’s troubling,” the president said.

Biden said he is awaiting more information from the Department of Justice and the FBI, adding, “I’ll have more to say when the investigation is completed.”

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/biden-briefed-on-atlanta-shootings-harris-expresses-solidarity-with-asian-americans.html

[oldmanfan]

5 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

He actually was more even about it:

 

“The investigation is ongoing and the question of motivation is still to be determined,” Biden said at the start of a virtual meeting with the prime minister of Ireland.

“But whatever the motivation here, I know Asian Americans are very concerned, because as you know I have been speaking about the brutality against Asian Americans, and it’s troubling,” the president said.

Biden said he is awaiting more information from the Department of Justice and the FBI, adding, “I’ll have more to say when the investigation is completed.”

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/biden-briefed-on-atlanta-shootings-harris-expresses-solidarity-with-asian-americans.html

We will find out the motives of this nut in Atlanta as things go forward.  Meanwhile the data shows big upticks in attacks against Asian Americans, and it causes my daughter and her friends to live in fear.

 

Everyone in this message board should quit trying to play politics about this, and band together and call it out for what it is:  racial prejudice.  And it is wrong.  Period.

[Motorin']

23 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

This is a great point. Sorry I don’t note that date, but you raise a great point. There is some FBI data out these but it’s tough to pull it all together, that does suggest overall hate crime filings have been increasing since 2014. 
 

Hate crime to me is also a goofy term with hidden context. Really any intentional murder should be considered a hateful act thus a hate crime. If he killed because of temptation as has been stated, it’s still an act of hatred. But the word has been mainstreamed to mean race crime and only when the purp fits the narrative. 

 

Used to feel the same way about the term "hate crime." But I changed my mind because it is a real motive. 

 

You may find the statistics on who gets charged with them and why interesting:

 

https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/hate-crime-statistics