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In this episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Anne break down the shootings in Boulder, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia, the judge’s decision in the Derek Chauvin case to keep the trial on schedule in Minneapolis, and the charges against two men accused of assaulting late Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick during the Capitol insurrection.

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What Constitutes a Hate Crime?

3/23/2021

With anti-Asian violence rising at an alarming rate, prosecutors across the country are evaluating whether to charge suspects with heightened crimes for targeted attacks. 

Following last week’s shooting in Atlanta in which a gunman killed eight people, including six Asian women, there has been a national conversation on anti-Asian racism and what constitutes a hate crime. Preet and Anne explain the significance of charging the suspect with a hate crime, and what implications the charge would have at trial.