Five Florida middle school students were charged with hate crimes after allegedly attacking a different group of children while exclaiming “brown power!” — an incident police are calling a “racially-motivated crime.”
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- Five Florida middle school students were charged with hate crimes after allegedly attacking a different group of children.
- They allegedly yelled “It’s Opposite Day!” and “brown power!’ Police are calling the incident a racially motivated crime.
- In Florida, evidencing prejudice while committing a hate crime is considered a third-degree felony.
- The incident unfolded Wednesday morning at the Coconut Creek Recreation Complex, about 40 miles north of Miami, according to arrest reports.
- No serious injuries were reported, police said in a news release they will work with school officials to ensure that the incident doesn’t manifest into further conflict, they said.