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Finally, in 2008 Tennessee passed a comprehensive piece of hate crime legislation that more closely resembles federal hate crimes laws. The 2008 law says that defendants can have their sentences enhanced in cases where the victim is vulnerable due to age or physical or mental disability. The law goes even further and says that defendants will also receive an enhanced sentence if it can be determined that the victim was intentionally selected due to their race,religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or gender.
casinterest wrote:Here's to hoping a doorbell camera caught something or someone in the neighborhood that night.
Terrible tragedy and it could definitely be a hate crime.
Tennessee does have hate crime laws on the books.
https://chattanoogalaw.org/pages/info-hateFinally, in 2008 Tennessee passed a comprehensive piece of hate crime legislation that more closely resembles federal hate crimes laws. The 2008 law says that defendants can have their sentences enhanced in cases where the victim is vulnerable due to age or physical or mental disability. The law goes even further and says that defendants will also receive an enhanced sentence if it can be determined that the victim was intentionally selected due to their race,religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or gender.