Mr Higgins, that is not how it works.
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Originally Posted by masraum
That guy's probably got no money or anything to give/take. He probably doesn't really care that much.
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Popeye's has deep pockets and they will pay. It does not matter if it is a franchise.
Given that the assailant was black, and the victim was white, and it was clearly a racially motivated attack, it seems that it would be a hate crime. No one can know for certain, but I guarantee that the assailant is not charged with a hate crime.
Assume that she did call him, to use the parlance of South Park, a nagger. If he called her an ugly, broke ass cracker first, and she responded in kind, would that change anything? Should it change anything?
If someone uses a racist epithet, does it follow that you get to break their leg?