Anton reads another account of a murder described as a "hate crime" - annoyed, he addresses the people gathered nearby...

"When is a crime a "hate crime"?  When it involves the silent assassination of a prominent, ranking person of some longevity?

Well, let's cast our minds back to Louis_T.  Who was he?  Well, he was a JOURNALIST who published a NEWSPAPER, one that spoke truth to power.  And he worked hard and managed to get his own crew.  He called it the Chicago Tribune, and looked forward to a long and prosperous career.  He was invited into a secret communications group, including the grandfather of disgraced gambler LORDIAN, and he felt, finally, accepted and loved by his peers.

And then KAPOW!  Louis_T was murdered, no witnesses.  And he was cast out of the secret communications group, without as much as a goodbye.

WAS THAT A HATE CRIME?  IF NOT, WHY NOT?

Let's talk about the targeting of female leaders on this thing of ours.  Two of the most prominent female leaders of recent times, Kirsty and Billie.  Both were murdered.  Deliberately sought out and shot down.

WERE THESE HATE CRIMES?  IF NOT, WHY NOT?

And, of course, Kirsty had a billion dollars worth of hits placed on her.  Hate crimes?

And let's not forget the targeting and murders and Zapata and Nipper - two of the most ethnically diverse gangsters of recent times.  MURDERED!

WERE THESE HATE CRIMES?  IF NOT, WHY NOT?

And what about JackHenryAbbot?  One of the few gangsters in this thing of ours to fearlessly promote the literary genre of forbidden masculine love.  What about Billy_Russo's crude dismissal of this groundbreaking sexually transgressive literature ("stories about guys banging guys")?  What about Jack's murder?  Are we meant to believe that Jack's interest in the male homosexual experience was not linked to his subsequent murder?

WERE THESE HATE CRIMES?  IF NOT, WHY NOT?

It seems to me that it is OPEN FUCKING SEASON on anyone from Chicago.  The HATRED directed towards this diverse group of progressives is frankly disgusting.  BILLIONS of hateful dollars have been spent trying to suppress and oppress us.  

SO, WHEN IS A CRIME A HATE CRIME?  WHAT MAKES IT A HATE CRIME?"

Duggee wanders past and hears Anton talking about hate crimes. Hate crimes are a subject close to Duggit's heart, it's no coincidence that he has his Rainbow Coalition badge, Ethnic diversity badge, and his public speaking badge. Clearing his throat, Duggee responds to Anton's questions.

"Wooof wood, ah wuff woof woof. Woof woof wuff woooof. Woof woof woof."

Thankfully the ever present ethereal voice of Alexander Armstong was on hand to translate for those of too limited intellect to speak Dog.

That's right Duggee, people dont seem to know what actually constitutes a hate crime. Even the Squirrels know that difference. You are also correct that people seem to believe that if they are not hurt, then their death was a hate crime. Although I think that crying about the death of your father doesn't make it a hate crime. Seems like too many people have their Butt Hurt badge.

We really going to pretend these are hate crimes? Honestly it's pretty offensive to the groups of people who actually have to deal with these issues.

We really going to pretend this is offensive?

And it was very likely in response to Curious' absurd allegations.

Publix - in case it isn't obvious, I was satirising the ridiculous assertion that killings that take place in this thing of ours, for strategic, economic, personality, or fear based reasons are fucking hate crimes.

I can also state, confidently, and knowing I have the full backing of Chicago, that anyone within our ranks, or outwith, who attacked or killed someone based on their ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, or religion would be summarily killed.

As they fucking should be.

Snowflake fucking idiots have claimed on a number of occasions now that powerful mobsters being shot equates to a "hate crime." 

What I am doing is demonstrating that these assertions are ridiculous.

And it was very likely in response to Curious' verified allegations.

Fixed it for ya

If there's one thing in this discussion that we can guarantee to be true, it's that whoever committed the aforementioned crimes towards JackHenryAbbot and Kirsty definitely hated their guts.

MichaelEagle - you're right, of course.  And Kirsty and JackHenryAbbot would have appeared as self-righteous fucking jackasses if they'd claimed that their being targeted were "hate crimes."

There were business as fucking usual.

This reminds me of the gaggle of malcontented, sexually inert, over imaginative dweeboid fuck-sticks who claimed that stealthy assassins killing bodyguards were terrorists.

This is the fucking mafia.  

I just wanna know how are we still allowing elodin to pretend he's a racoon when he's clearly a lion.

You have absolutely no proof of that, Laugh. Spreading fake news as usual ! 

Fake news!! you are clearly busting out your costume. Since when does a racoon have a dirty blonde tail?? Did you pull a houdini and bleach your fur? To be honest, I have never seen you even dig in the trash!

Hate crime is an incredibly strong allegation, especially in the current climate

Hate crimes focus on pointing out differences (gender, disability, sexual orientation, race etc) and not for getting ahead in the life of ours, we live the life, we can't call it hate.

I think we need to be a little more clear about the language we're using.

I love Duggee's speeches, us squirrels 'get it'

This is the 1930s and the language used seems fine here, especially as satire of nonsensical accusations made by others. 

...........

Mandalore stood listening to the conversation tapping his bottom of his helmet as he thought. Not really sure what to think but smirked under his helmet.

"This should be a crime even in this thing of ours!"