MSNBCW The Cycle July 22, 2015
reasons. there's no south carolina hate crimes law on the books. if the racial component of this killing is going to be recognized, it's important that it be recognized, it can only be done by the federal government by the department of justice. by bringing hate crimes charges, the justice department is memorializing for history that this wasn't a random act of violence, a random murder this murder was a hate crime where someone went into a church and intended to kill people because of their race. >> are three states now with -- that do not have hate crime laws including south caroli...
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