The Verdict Was Just. The Fallout Is a Hate Crime.

The ink wasn’t dry on Karmelo Anthony’s 35-year murder sentence when a man in Jacksonville, Florida, climbed off his bicycle, walked up to an elderly white veteran sitting by the road, and punched him in the head . He’d filmed himself doing it. He captioned the video with a racial slur and “Free Karmelo.” Before the day was out, a second video appeared: a Tampa woman approaching a white man seated outdoors, demanding to know if he’d been “on the jury selection,” then assaulting him when he said no . Both attackers filmed themselves. Both posted it. …

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