So they call it "thuggish" in order to put an acceptable face on anti-caucasian racism.
Gee, what a brave, tough 17 year old. He attacks children. Must be a Kerry thug.
Of course it was not a hate crime. Just like when women ended up raped and murdered and authorities say "the motive was robbery."
Meanwhile if the races had been reversed here it would be all over the national media.