How are you going to say the initial rage was gone? Just because he was cleaning up?
Premeditated means that he planned the killing or met up with the intention to kill. This he did not do, rather, he just didn't completely the murder in the first couple of blows. It was still his rage that was going on... not some hate for transexuals.
You have nothing to suggest hate crime level dislike of transexuals based on the above article. If there was stuff about hit bothering transexuals or attacking them or whatever in the past, then there would be a case on this being a hate crime.
But no way. I know guys who are generall nice and calm who would still beat a transexual in such a situation. And from personal experience intense anger can last hours. It is not a 5 minutes thing.
If he left the house and came back hours later, maybe there would be a case.
JM
Premeditated means that he planned the killing or met up with the intention to kill. This he did not do, rather, he just didn't completely the murder in the first couple of blows. It was still his rage that was going on... not some hate for transexuals.
You have nothing to suggest hate crime level dislike of transexuals based on the above article. If there was stuff about hit bothering transexuals or attacking them or whatever in the past, then there would be a case on this being a hate crime.
But no way. I know guys who are generall nice and calm who would still beat a transexual in such a situation. And from personal experience intense anger can last hours. It is not a 5 minutes thing.
If he left the house and came back hours later, maybe there would be a case.
JM
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