Words Matter: Hate, Legally

A diverse crowd gathered recently in Atlanta to protest the killing of eight people at three massage businesses. Six of the victims were women of Asian descent.* The protestors called it a hate crime based on xenophobia, misogyny, and racism.

The man who confessed to the shooting, Bob Long, claims he was motivated to stamp out temptation due to his sex addiction. A controversy has arisen about whether the murderer should be believed or whether it was also a crime motivated by hate.

Click here to read the full article by Robyn Orsini in the April 2021 issue of Voter.