Is this a hate crime?

[HairOfTheDog]

Christian has a history of wrapping himself in the American flag and making public rants against non-whites while hailing Timothy McVeigh. He also preached 'free speech' in his court rant, apparently unaware that assault and murder do not fall into that category.

This hate-monger is far from alone. He's one of many thousands of dangerous American racists and extremists. The FBI and national security authorities deem domestic terrorists more of a threat to Americans, by the numbers, than Islamic terrorists.

I like a lot of things about Portland and have enjoyed my visits there. But, it's a weird place with a long-standing extremist underbelly. If you live in a diverse community, the fact that there are very few, if any, people of color the first time you check out Portland streets hits you fairly quickly. The city used to be the skinhead capital of the country; they quieted down for many years, but didn't disappear.

In the current political climate, recent hate-motivated crimes have residents and authorities fearing that more American extremists are starting to feel comfortable in going public and going after people who don't look like them again in Portland and elsewhere. I hope not.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/30/sus...court.html