Customers Complained After Finding A ‘Noose’ In A Home Depot. Police Determined It Wasn’t A Hate Crime.

A Home Depot customer in Delaware will not be charged with a hate crime after tying a noose in an aisle.

Delaware State Police announced Thursday that the incident did not legally qualify as a hate crime, Delaware Online reported. Sgt. Richard D. Bratz, communications director for the state police, told the outlet that a hate crime involves an act that targets a specific person based on a protected class, such as race or gender.