The frequency of hate crimes has risen over the past two years drastically, in not only the United States, but all over the world. Daily, we see news articles and broadcasts about gun violence, murders, and suspected hate crimes, so much so that people merely shrug it off if the person(s) who died or injured were not close to them. The New York Times printed an article by Elisabetta Povoledo on February 3, 2018 about a suspected hate crime in Rome, Italy. The article outlines the scene of the crime where six African immigrants were shot in a drive-by shooting by Luca Traini. Once the assailant finished his deed, he climbed the steps of a nearby building with the Italian flag draped over himself, sporting a fascist solute. The underlying reason
