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delcodick t1_javdefh wrote

Reply to comment by Flimsy-Lie-1471 in Hatboro, Pennsylvania woman facing charges after racist rant at pizzeria by Snoi7

There is no underlying offense reported which may be poor reporting. But as it stands I see it as a 3rd degree misdemeanor.

Ethnic intimidation is an add-on crime, which means that the crime cannot exist independently

Ethnic intimidation is graded one degree higher than the primary offense.

So if the primary offense of criminal mischief is a summary offense, the accompanying ethnic intimidation charge would be a third-degree misdemeanor.

However a first-degree misdemeanor terroristic threat motivated by racial hatred will be accompanied by an ethnic intimidation charge would be graded as a third-degree felony.

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Flimsy-Lie-1471 t1_javdov3 wrote

It said harassment.

"has since been charged with ethnic intimidation and harassment."

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delcodick t1_javdwkk wrote

Guilty. Poor speed reading then not poor reporting 🤣. A summary offense on the face of it

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