Parking spat as motive for triple murder? N.C. Muslims don’t buy it

[okasha]

1. I don't buy it, either.

Right now, all that's official is what the killer told the police. The neighbors who have witnessed Hicks' behavior seem to differ. They appear to think that his hatred was directed at these three beautiful young people because they were Muslims-- i.e., Muslims in particular, not believers in general.

There may be some strategy behind authorities' glossing over probable Islamophobia. North Carolina is a death penalty state. The best Hicks can realistically hope for is life in prison without possibility of parole. An enhanced charge including hatred because of religion or skin color could result in a death sentence. And he might well get that anyway, without complicating the case with possible Islamophobia or racism in the jury pool.

I' m in wait-see here. But no, I don't buy the parking-slot fairytale, either.