Why wasn't the stabbing of a rabbi who was sitting on the steps of a synagogue immediately classified as a hate crime?

Is this similar to a random stabbing of a protestor at a BLM protest or LGBTQ parade?

What are the consequences of a hate crime classification?

Why does a hate crime classification matter?

Does the timeline make a difference?

On this episode of the Tribecast, we sit down with former Assistant District Attorney, Michael Thaler, to discuss the different factors that prosecutors will consider in determining whether or not to classify a particular crime as a hate crime. The case that catalyzed our discussion involved an assailant attacking stabbing Rabbi Shlomo Noginski in Brighton, Massachusetts eight times. Rabbi Noginski was simply sitting on the stairs of a Jewish house of prayer and religious school with children inside.

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