Dr. Taitz,

I’m hoping that you can help me to understand why Conrad Alvin Barrett has been charge with a “federal” hate crime and the black on white/Jew assaults were charged at a local level?
According to the FBI Statute (below), use with fire, firearm, or other dangerous weapon falls under federal civil rights statutes. In all the black on white/Jew knock-out articles that I’ve read, I don’t remember reading that a weapon of any kind was used. Also, I never saw any weapon(s) used in any videos that I’ve seen. I haven’t read anywhere that Conrad Alvin Barrett used any weapon(s). The statue also does not mention anything about video recording a hate crime as cause to being charged with a federal hate crime. I am glad, however, that Conrad Alvin Barrett did record his crime.

Let me make it perfectly clear that I do not condone what Conrad Alvin Barrett did to that old man. It was cruel and evil!! Conrad Alvin Barrett deserves to have the book thrown at him, as does anyone who commits these horrible acts on any human being regardless of color, race, religion, etc., etc. But, the law should be meted out “fairly” to “everyone” regardless of color.

Title 18, U.S.C., Section 249
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act

This statute makes it unlawful to willfully cause bodily injury—or attempting to do so with fire, firearm, or other dangerous weapon—when 1) the crime was committed because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin of any person, or 2) the crime was committed because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person and the crime affected interstate or foreign commerce or occurred within federal special maritime and territorial jurisdiction.

The law also provides funding and technical assistance to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions to help them to more effectively investigate, prosecute, and prevent hate crimes.

The law provides for a maximum 10–year prison term, unless death (or attempts to kill) results from the offense, or unless the offense includes kidnapping or attempted kidnapping, or aggravated sexual abuse or attempted aggravated sexual abuse. For offenses not resulting in death, there is a seven–year statute of limitations. For offenses resulting in death, there is no statute of limitations.

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/federal-statutes/#section249