LogFAQs > #941888710

Hate crimes are such a nonsense concept. If i kill you because you're white that somehow makes it worse then if I killed you because you looked at me "wrong"? Obviously not. It's equally awful either way.

In terms of motivation, it absolutely could have been racial. Though, to be fair, the kid doesn't really look...uhh...cool(not to be mean to the kid). Could have been more along the lines of "Watch me knock out this nerd". Ultimately, motivation doesn't matter a ton. Still a fucked up thing to do regardless.

And yeah, if the races were reversed it would be a way bigger story but that's just the nature of the media in 2020.