From the article:
“She had all these people believing that it was racial issues and everybody was hating everybody because of this,” resident Ta’Nikqua Smith told ABC News’ Shreveport affiliate KTBS. “Nobody felt safe anymore.”
What Ta’Nikqua said...
Well, yes. But here's the real problem:
Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate crimes, told ABC News Wednesday, "There's a real danger in the entire notion of hate crimes coming into question."Just think! Some people may wise up to the fact that some of the "hate crimes" are committed by the alleged victims and be less gullible about accepting them all at face value. That would be bad for the hate crime industry, Sharpton, Jackson et al."These kinds of reports, for whatever reason they are made, are incredibly destructive," Potok said. "[They] cast into doubt the very real number of hate crimes that happen every day."