Not at all, this is not an accurate reflection of my views. In all instances it's easy to jump to "hate crime", but as I wrote (if you were reading), proving something is a hate crime is usually extremely difficult. And absent historical evidence to support hate crime charges (things like the Pittsburgh shooters extensive social media history) it's going to be a tough sell to get a judge/jury to convict someone of a hate crime even on something like this. It's why lesser charges are usually sought, just as lesser charges are sought in cases of potential terrorism/domestic terrorism (the MAGA bomber being a good example).