The hurdles to a hate-crime conviction in Atlanta

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March 18, 2021 Suspect said Atlanta attacks weren't racially motivated. Experts say he doesn't get to decide. By Janelle Griffith The white man charged Wednesday with killing eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area spas told authorities he was not driven by bigotry and that he had a "sexual addiction." But investigators said they had not ruled out a racial motive, and experts say they should not. Read more 'A crime against us all': Victims of Atlanta attacks include newlywed mother, Army veteran By Minyvonne Burke | Read more A man with secret shame: Here's what we know about the Atlanta shooting suspect By Shamar Walters and Corky Siemaszko | Read more He helped spark a revolution when he was a boy. Now he wonders if it was worth it. By Saphora Smith and Ammar Cheikh Omar | Read more Why Washington decided — after a decade — that earmarks aren't so bad after all By Alex Seitz-Wald | Read more Covid package, federal program offer lifeline and herald change for ambulances services By Phil McCausland | Read more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is 'safe and effective,' European drug regulator rules By Yuliya Talmazan | Read more When will the pandemic end? Here are three numbers experts are looking at By Erika Edwards | Read more OPINION Zack Snyder tried to fix 'Justice League.' Instead he found a way to make it worse. By Noah Berlatsky | Read more Are you ready to stream some football? NFL has $100 billion that says you are By Dylan Byers | Read more Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News This email was sent by: NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112   This is an automated email. Do not reply directly to this email. Privacy | Unsubscribe | More NBC Newsletters | Contact View in browser