[Sloth]

As I recall from earlier stories, after raping the surviving victim, one of the guys asked her if she's ever been with a black man before, or something along those lines.

[ImphClinton]

Westerfield did just as bad to that five year old girl. What about that canibal a while back? Sex crimes do not need racial motivation. If they had burned the victims or hung them this might be a hate indication but they quickly killed them. No indication they even beat these people till dead when they ran over them.

Again here nothing indicates this to be other than a very very viscious crime. If race had anything to do with it that has not been indicated so far.

He asking if she had had sex with a black means nothing.

I personally don't see the need for a Hate Crime designation but if there is a need this doesn't merrit it.

Now if any evidence that it was race related comes out I might consider it.