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Jeff, what would be the basis for federal jurisdiction? I assume you have one because you asserted it was the feds who failed to charge.

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Racial hate crimes.

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I see. So it’s not incitement after all? Which hate crimes statute do you believe applies?

As I recall, the city’s police investigated him for inciting a riot — as you would expect, given the lack of federal jurisdictional hooks. Apparently the DA decided not to charge. Not sure why.

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