mind, hattie mae had been dealing with people vandalizing her shit with "nigger," "fag," "fag-lover," and "dyke" alike; trying to downplay it to JUST RACIAL VIOLENCE or JUST DRUNK KIDS (and convincing a jury to let them off with relative slaps on the wrist...22 years?) is pretty much all part of the "fun." Former Governor Barbara Roberts put it best (http://www.sos.state.or.us/archives/governors/Roberts/legis1993.html) in stating "The type of bias that fueled both the hatred and flames doesn’t really matter. The cost is the same. The bigotry is a carbon copy, regardless of the victim."
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conviction: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930409&slug=1695137
mind, hattie mae had been dealing with people vandalizing her shit with "nigger," "fag," "fag-lover," and "dyke" alike; trying to downplay it to JUST RACIAL VIOLENCE or JUST DRUNK KIDS (and convincing a jury to let them off with relative slaps on the wrist...22 years?) is pretty much all part of the "fun." Former Governor Barbara Roberts put it best (http://www.sos.state.or.us/archives/governors/Roberts/legis1993.html) in stating "The type of bias that fueled both the hatred and flames doesn’t really matter. The cost is the same. The bigotry is a carbon copy, regardless of the victim."