Why is the term hate crime always attributed to whites

[elyn02]

Originally Posted by kwong7

I've read a few pages and thought I would comment on the comments instead of addressing the original prompt.

It seems like folks are talking past each other. There are those who are posting their thoughts and feelings about aspects to the topic, and there are those who are taking a legal/philosophical approach. I suppose that's an element to debating, but it sure seems like folks have their positions and aren't really listening to reason.

One reason this may be happening is because the word "always" was used in the original claim, which is the title.

[brownbagg]

because they got to blame someone, and if you are white , you're a racist

[Vicman]

In the man on the street definition it's both racism. Please keep in mind the "power plus privilege" definition is only in the academy.

In the wider world the black man bashing the white dude is being a racist (so long as theres evidence of that motive)

Whst the white cop is doing is systemic racism. Please clarify with the word systemic to make it clear to the man on the street what the issue is, and how black men are kept down.

Originally Posted by Blk-Dude-Chilling

Sure, a black person can come up to a white person and bash their skull with a rock or kill him, because he doesn’t like white people but that is not racism.

That is individuals acting as individuals and there is no system in place that will support their right to harm whites.

But a white policeman can murder black people and get away with it because there is a system in place that allows them to do it. (the courts, the police, the judge, the prison).