Hate crime or stupidity?

CHENEY – It was the last thing Linda Alvarado expected to see in the cold, frosty air of a Tuesday, Dec. 10 morning.

While walking her dogs a little after 7, the Garden Manor Apartment resident rounded the corner onto Buena Vista Street and saw an ugly scene. A silver, Subaru Outback sat on the street with the front and back windshields smashed along with drawings of male genitalia covering the exterior.

But it was what was spray-painted on two spots on the vehicle that left Alvarado breathless.

“The biggest shocker was the ‘N’ word sprayed across doors,” Alvarado said.

The grandmother said sh...