When "Neighborhood Watch" Gets Out of Hand

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

So dangerous they didn't take his wallet or credit cards. The two kids who were charged with robbery stole the old guy's bag of pork rinds. A third was so dangerous he was charged with disorderly conduct.

What's your opinion on the Tulsa shooters? Hate crime or not?

I think it would be totally justified to investigate Tulsa as a hate crime. The perpetrator had rants with racial slurs on his Facebook page. It is extremely likely that the only reason he shot these people were because they were black. Apparently the suspect had a lot of hatred for black people because his father was killed by a black guy.

When there is strong evidence of a hate crime, such as in the Tulsa case, then I think it is fine to investigate it as a hate crime. I just don't like the prosecutors going on fishing expeditions in cases where there is no evidence of a hate crime.

With regard to that other case, I'm not sure I understand your logic. These guys beat up and robbed a 78 year old man. You are saying that they only stole his bag of pork and that makes them less dangerous than if they would have stolen his wallet? By the way, the only reason they didn't take his wallet was because they got scared and ran away when a neighbor yelled at them.