>>But that would mean that you are already convinced that hate crime is not on the rise. Or if it's not so, then how do we find out?
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>What in what I wrote implies that I am convinced that hate crime is not on the rise?
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>I don't even know what a hate crime is.
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>If a wife murders her husband, is that a hate crime?
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>Doesn't seem that she particularly cared for him, does it?
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>Better start tracking that, I guess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crime

If I'm reading your posts correctly, you mean that the issue in question should not be a concern, yet NYT claims that it is, and you find that objectionable. I happen to believe that it may be a true concern for some. Is it based on facts? I think that's what NYT initiative is meant to show.
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