If a pattern of vandalizing Asian businesses can be established, Shifman needs to be charged with a hate crime. We will never know for sure what his intent was, but if his actions suggest racial bias he should be punished accordingly and harshly. 

It's important to make an example out of such criminals, both to demonstrate that we do not tolerate this sort of crime and to deter other would-be vandals. What's next, burning minority-focused schools or churches?