question 1.A group of male friends are having drinks at a bar on a Saturday night. Near the end of the night, only two of the friends remain. The two decide to go to one of their homes to watch TV and drink beer. While there, one man puts his hand on the other man’s knee in a sexual advance. The other man, in turn, savagely beats the man to death with his bare hands.
•Is this a hate crime?
•If so, why?
•If not, why not?
question 2. Go onto the New York Times website and find a story about a hate crime that interests you. (Don’t just pick the most recent one, because other students might pick the same one.) Try to find more than one source of information about the crime. Often the initial report will have very few details, but more information is released about a week after the crime as the investigation progresses. Provide a link to the story and write a brief synopsis of the crime. Then apply Levin & McDevitt’s typology criteria to the case. Which category does it best fit in? Why? Would you rate this match as strong, moderate, or weak?
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