Hate Crimes as Defined by Law & by Dylann Roof’s Example

Dylann Roof and the Charleston Church shooting hate crime is discussed, as we define the legal meaning of a hate crime. The factors that contribute to hate crime designation, and the clear evidence around Roof’s shooting of nine African American members of the Emanuel AME church is discussed by retired prosecutor Loni Coombs and defense attorney Mike Cavalluzzi, in this excerpt from Crime Time.