That Trump doesn't come out of this well is hardly surprising; the man is dangerous and clearly unfit for public office. But Clinton's contribution, which Matt highlighted, is shocking too. Particularly disturbing is the phrase 'the kind of kids that are called superpredators' (my italics): the idea that if one labels somebody a certain way it makes it easier to treat them more harshly that one would somebody else.
Edit: Of course, the first and primary victim in all of this is Trisha Meili, the woman who was beaten, raped and left for dead. The amoral, politically or racially motivated othering that went on afterwards (by the police, the media, Trump, Clinton) is vile, but let's not forget the violent, misogynist mindset that allowed someone to see Meili as less than human and so feel able to do this to her.
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