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boston bean

(36,221 posts) Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:20 PM Nov 2017

My money goes on the misogyny/domestic violence motive.

Why isn't classified as a hate crime when that is the motive??

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My money goes on the misogyny/domestic violence motive. (Original Post) boston bean Nov 2017 OP

Yep. It's always a factor, usually a cause. Squinch Nov 2017 #1

Just learned he was dishonorably discharged because he beat his wife to a pulp. boston bean Nov 2017 #2

And cracked his step child's - an infant's - skull. Squinch Nov 2017 #3

Omg!!! boston bean Nov 2017 #4

I just learned that the Air Force screwed up by not entering his name in the NDB Kaleva Nov 2017 #5

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

1. Yep. It's always a factor, usually a cause.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:57 PM

Nov 2017

boston bean

(36,221 posts)

2. Just learned he was dishonorably discharged because he beat his wife to a pulp.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 06:48 AM

Nov 2017

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

3. And cracked his step child's - an infant's - skull.

Reply to boston bean (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:26 PM

Nov 2017

boston bean

(36,221 posts)

4. Omg!!!

Reply to Squinch (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:28 PM

Nov 2017

Kaleva

(36,304 posts)

5. I just learned that the Air Force screwed up by not entering his name in the NDB

Reply to boston bean (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:29 PM

Nov 2017

National Data Base. He was prohibited by law from possesing firearms but because his name wasn't in the data base, he was able to get away with buying guns.

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