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The Hate Crime Halloween Beatings in Long Beach CA have received little publicity but could be one of the worst race-related beatings in the past ten years. The defendants were found to be guilty of the crime however because of the circumstances (black on white), the event garnered little publicity. Complicating matters, the prosecution is trying to classify the act as a "hate crime." This further inflames the situation and begs the question of the consideration of criminal acts as being hate motivated or not. Justice should be blind however race-related criminal acts have been given special status under this approach. Thoughts? talkwiseblog