Since a city has no sexual orientation, the state’s hate crime enhancement law cannot apply.” Since the Pride streetscape is the property of the City of Delray Beach, the city is the named victim. “We were, however, unable to apply Florida’s hate crime enhancement statute because the law requires that the defendant select a specific victim based on sexual orientation. “The facts of this case…indicate that the defendant was motivated by prejudice, including a witness who heard someone scream to the defendant to ‘tear up that gay intersection,'” Aronberg said in a statement. But Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said that the law does not allow Jerich to be charged with a hate crime enhancement, reports CBS affiliate WPEC. When he was initially arrested, the Delray Beach Police Department added a hate crime enhancement to the charge of criminal mischief, for allegedly targeting the LGBTQ community. A witness captured video of Jerich’s car swerving through the intersection and repeatedly using its tires to mark up the painting.
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