alphacyberranger to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago10-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy Thrown Off Bridge in Germany for Not Speaking Russianwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1829arrow-down139
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minus-squarediprount_tomatolinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 years agoGlad that the kid survived, but it’s still a hate crime
minus-squareKalashlinkfedilinkEnglish21•2 years agoThere is no “hate crime” in German law though. He’ll be charged with attempted murder.
minus-square@barsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoIn this specific case yes, hate counts as base motive and escalates manslaughter charges to murder, as murder is manslaughter with base motive.
minus-squarediprount_tomatolinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoHe’s still going to jail for attempted infanticide, and I imagine that for a long time
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years ago10-year-olds aren’t infants. It was attempted murder.
Glad that the kid survived, but it’s still a hate crime
There is no “hate crime” in German law though. He’ll be charged with attempted murder.
In this specific case yes, hate counts as base motive and escalates manslaughter charges to murder, as murder is manslaughter with base motive.
He’s still going to jail for attempted infanticide, and I imagine that for a long time
10-year-olds aren’t infants. It was attempted murder.