Is Smirking at a Sheriff’s Deputy a Hate Crime in Utah?

Commenting for Utah Political Underground, Professor Daniel Medwed says he’s troubled about the possibility of selective prosecution in the case of a Utah woman who has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly smirking at a sheriff’s deputy and stomping on a pro-police sign. “Of all the potential hate crimes to investigate and prosecute in the state of Utah, why this one?” he asks.