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Penalty Enhancement For Hate Crimes

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Kelton, you provided some great ideas in why hate crimes are usually committed in groups one of the reasons you mentioned I had not yet considered being there is strength in numbers the more members of a group there is the more intimidating it can come off to others, especially when they are wearing identical uniforms and chanting the same things. I also agree with you and Kassandra that penalty enhancement for hate crimes should be established in Missouri because usually when a group is charged with a hate crime not everyone gets charged or the charge lessens to something like assault. No real serious consequences are given to all of the participants involved in the hate crime just like in the Byer's article where the boys continuously got
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