この報道を受けて「ヘイトクライムじゃないことを願う」って感想を書いてる人がいるけど、ヘイトクライムが起きかねないような状況自体が問題だよ。
この数年、この数ヶ月や数週間で加速的にマスメディアが外国人への不満を煽ってきたし、実際にオンラインでもリアルでも危険なほど外国人への嫌悪感を示す人が増えていると感じる。
これが政府の意向を受けたものにせよ、人気を得るためのものにせよ、全く最悪だ。

Some people have posted in response to this news report saying they hope it's not a hate crime, but the situation itself is problematic, as if a hate crime could actually happen.
In the last few years, and even more so recently, the media has been stoking up discontent with foreigners at an alarming rate. I think the number of people who actually show a dangerous dislike of foreigners, both online and in real life, has been increasing.
Whether this is by the government or simply a popularity contest by the mass media, it's completely terrible.