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[–] DykeOnWheels ago 

it's only a hate crime because he called the woman a lesbian.

Not necessarily a hate crime but what's the point in calling out her sexual orientation if you didn't want to start somethin'?

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[–] FridayJones 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I think that's usually considered proof of a bias being involved, when the perpetrator references a person belonging to a suspect classification by that classification itself. But sometimes they ignore that general rule when the "W" word is uttered during a violent crime.