alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago10-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy Thrown Off Bridge in Germany for Not Speaking Russianwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1849arrow-down137
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minus-squareKalash@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 year agoThere is no “hate crime” in German law though. He’ll be charged with attempted murder.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoIn this specific case yes, hate counts as base motive and escalates manslaughter charges to murder, as murder is manslaughter with base motive.
minus-squarediprount_tomato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoHe’s still going to jail for attempted infanticide, and I imagine that for a long time
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year ago10-year-olds aren’t infants. It was attempted murder.
There is no “hate crime” in German law though. He’ll be charged with attempted murder.
In this specific case yes, hate counts as base motive and escalates manslaughter charges to murder, as murder is manslaughter with base motive.
He’s still going to jail for attempted infanticide, and I imagine that for a long time
10-year-olds aren’t infants. It was attempted murder.