COVID-19 Hate Crime Act

[Axtremus]

The COVID-19 Hate Crime Act:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/937/text

The Senate voted to pass it 94 to 1:
https://news.yahoo.com/covid-19-hate-crimes-bill-181911063.html

[Mik]

Goofy window dressing, impossible to prove.

[Copper]

It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic.

Huh?

Is this meant to protect people who are perceived to be Chinese and had a violent crime committed against them because the covid-19 originated in China?

If so, why not say that?

Is there some other actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) involved?

[Rainman]

Well, if you don't understand, I'm the last person in the world that should explain it to you.

[George K]

Related:

[Copper]

You can discriminate against them,

But you can't hate them