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Hate Crime Classroom Discussion Response

Hate Crime Classroom Discussion Response

Recently in class we discussed the recent effects of the major crimes that have been spreading throughout America. I've previously expressed my thoughts, building off of other students in our journalism class, but there is a lot more to hate crimes that I've noticed. 
Hate crimes stand out to me, since I could never imagine disliking someone or something that much. In the Kroger shooting only a little while ago, I couldn't help but notice the amount of articles stating that the Kroger shooting wasn't labeled as a hate crime, and this was shocking. The fact that only two black people were killed by Gregory Bush's bullets, and how Gregory tried to break into a black church seemed like proof enough. I disregarded the fact, and ignored it, but none the less, this crime involved Gregory Bush. 
He was known to have committed other crimes, and had previously had his guns taken away from him on many occasions. My question was, why hadn't someone done something? Just like the Nickolas Cruz school shooting, there were signs to show that he had a problem, and was involved in crime/violence. I thought about this for a long time. Why as nothing done to this man when he had shows signs of violence and mental issues? It's because no one who mattered noticed. He was on the loose, a racist mentally unstable male with a gun. These problems will not be solved by just a simple 'I'm sorry,' and some jail time. I believe that one day the youth will change the world, and prevent gun violence and hate crimes from happening. 

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