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What is a hate crime? The narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convict

  • Written by Jeannine Bell, Professor of Law, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University
What is a hate crime? The narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convictA memorial to the Asian American women gunned down at Gold Spa, in Atlanta, Ga., on March 18, 2021. Megan Varner/Getty Images

A white man travels to one business and kills several workers. He then kills more people at a similar business.

Six of the eight people he killed are Asian women, leading many people to call for him to be charged under the ne...

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