A newspaper headline reads as follows:

“Criminal Claims He Chose to Injure Victims Based on Race”

This headline recounts a story that can best be described as a(n) __________.
A.
act of affirmative action
B.
act of racial profiling
C.
hate crime
D.
attempt at segregation

1 answer

The headline describes an incident where a criminal claims to have chosen victims based on their race, which aligns with motivations driven by prejudice or animosity towards a particular racial group. Therefore, the best description of the story is:

C. hate crime