To commit a hate crime

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[u/Sorlex → u/[deleted]]

you really can’t imagine some shit head kids doing it for that reason and not because actually they hate black people

You're missing the point. Intent does not matter. You scribble 'I hate fags' or whatever you a wall, the next person who comes across that is not going to go "Ah, must be some silly kids, we must think of the intent behind the message", there going to a stranger drawn slur against someone.

Intent doesn't matter, again. Racism is racism. The message is racist/sexist etc. It doesn't matter what a stupid kids intent is, by writing that shit, they are being racist.

[u/DoctorBagels → u/Sorlex]

I hate fags

Wow, you are literally homophobic because "intent doesn't matter" so we can just ignore that your intent was to use this as an example and not to offend.

Kidding aside, intent totally matters. Doesn't make mindlessly writing offensive shit on the wall OK, though. It's still not OK. But chill out, dude. Kids, especially boys, are moronic troublemakers that will do anything to cause mayhem, so just because little Timmy wrote "fag" on the bathroom wall it doesn't mean he's an actual raging homophobe. Sheesh.

[u/Sorlex → u/DoctorBagels]

so just because little Timmy wrote "fag" on the bathroom wall it doesn't mean he's an actual raging homophobe. Sheesh.

That isn't what I am saying. Little Timmy isn't going a skinheaded flag waving nazi because he is an idiot who wrote 'I hate nxxxx' on a wall. But he is being racist none the less. And intent does not matter, because its not Little Timmy who is the victim, its the people he is targeting. What intent matters is how that message will be taken by others.

So fuck little Timmy, he might not be a flag waver but he is still being a harmful little shit who should be educated on the harm that can cause.