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Georgia still has no hate crimes law despite many tries

One of only four states without one

In this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, burn victim Anthony Gooden gets help with his injured hand during a break in the trial for Martin Blackwell in Atlanta. Blackwell, who was convicted of throwing scalding water on a Gooden and his boyfriend while they slept, told one of them to "get out of my house with all that gay," a victim testified, but he couldn't be charged with a hate crime because the state has no such law. (AP Photo/John Bazemore/file)

hate crimes law — In this Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, burn victim Anthony Gooden gets help with his injured hand during a break in the trial for Martin Blackwell in Atlanta. Blackwell, who was convicted of throwing scalding water on a Gooden and his boyfriend while they slept, told one of them to "get out of my house with all that gay," a victim testified, but he couldn't be charged with a hate crime because the state has no such law. (AP Photo/John Bazemore/file)

ATLANTA — A Georgia man convicted of throwing scalding water on a sleeping same-sex couple told one of them to "get out of my house with all that gay," a victim testified, yet he couldn't be charged with a hate crime because the state has no such law.

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