Steinberger said they aren’t calling it a hate crime, rather a hateful act and a prank gone wrong. The perpetrator was punished by UW officials, and the victim didn’t press criminal charges.
Following the incident, the university sent out an email to students.
“When a bias incident occurs, our first priority is to respond immediately to the community most directly affected. We communicate more broadly as appropriate based on the nature of the incident. All incidents are tracked but not all of them result in a campus-wide notification,” it read.
(H/T - Daily Caller)
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