Comment on If not intentially a minority and I get into a fight and I did not know they were gay, palestinian, jewish, or whatever. Can I still be charged with a hate crime? Or does one have to know first?

Crashumbc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Or maybe it’s a hypothetical question

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• orbitz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Sometimes you may not have a choice with who fights you. I recall once in Calgary a few decided to try and fight our group and we just disengaged, but if they were adament about fighting there was little we could do. It was quite random and we’d were in our middle teens and don’t think we said anything first but it’s going back like 30 years so recollection is hazy. I think we were just walking around in the evening is all.

  So people just are looking for a fight and maybe our disinterest curbed their desire but I have no doubt there are others who wouldn’t be curbed by that and just want to beat on people.

  I do agree with the general sentiment but sometimes even if you do everything correctly the wrong outcome happens.

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