Race is only a surface issue, this man appears to be an undiagnosed/untreated paranoid schizophrenic.
And couldn't that be said of almost (I'm giving reasonable doubt) anyone who just arbitrarily decided to kill a couple of people for no good reason other than they are different from him?
I think it's almost humorous to hear folks with a straight face talk about "hate" crimes. Have you ever (well maybe often) heard of someone committing murder out of love for the victim?
I have said for years that the term "Hate Crime" was idiotic and unnecessary.
It was invented by the federal government as a way to take control of cases when race was involved.
It's interesting that NO person of color has ever been charged with committing a "hate" crime even though there have been multiple incidents where race was the sole motivation behind black on white crime.
Remember the "Knockout Game"?
According to the FBI, 66% of racial bias hate crimes were anti-black. 21% were anti white. That is from over 5000 racial bias hate crimes. So it would appear about 1000 black people were charged with hate crimes against white people. That's a far cry from "NO person of color being charged". BUT I would agree with Willow. I don't think too many people commit crimes out of love.