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In reply to the discussion: Students charged with hate crime after pork is tossed into a Jewish fraternity on Rosh Hashana [View all]AZLD4Candidate
(6,692 posts)21. As an alum of Sigma Alpha Mu (another Jewish fraternity), I am not shocked but completed sickened
While there is a friendly rivalry between the three Jewish fraternities (ZBT, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and mine), we all come together when Jews are targeted.
But we've been targeted many times since Oct 4th. This is just another attack on Jews that will be whitewashed by pretty much everyone.
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Students charged with hate crime after pork is tossed into a Jewish fraternity on Rosh Hashana [View all]
Omaha Steve
Sep 24
OP
Obviously this is hateful, but I'd hazard a guess it'll be pled down, without the hate crime part
AZJonnie
Sep 24
#7
Charging this as a hate crime seems en par with charging bigoted tweets over religion the same way.
SSJVegeta
Sep 24
#9
Again, in no way downplaying how shitty this was, the people need to be firmly punished
AZJonnie
Thursday
#42
This fits the legal definition of a hate crime if he was not invited into the frat house.
LudwigPastorius
Sep 24
#22
if they had smeared the blood into swastikas - would you're answer remain the same?
stopdiggin
Thursday
#24
As an alum of Sigma Alpha Mu (another Jewish fraternity), I am not shocked but completed sickened
AZLD4Candidate
Sep 24
#21