Hate crime?
9/9/2016, 7:19 p.m.
About three weeks ago, I found a wallet outside the Main Library in Richmond. When I looked inside, I found an address on North 21st Street. I decided I would return the person’s wallet and took an East Broad Street bus to 21st Street, thinking I would only have a short walk to the person’s home.
Unfortunately, it turned out to be a much longer walk, and I ended up on the outskirts of Fairfield Court.
The looks I got and the rocks that were thrown at me all said, “Honky, get out of here.”
Fortunately, I wasn’t hurt, and I was able to return the wallet without further incident. The woman was thrilled.
However, I have one question: Did the hostile individuals who threw rocks at me as I entered Fairfield Court commit a hate crime?
KIRK HANCOCK
Richmond
