Faked hate crimes

[abaris]

Usually the victims of a hate crime are physically injured, of which many never fully heal due to limitations on treatment, resources or political will. Several high profile ones culminated in the deaths of the victims.

Where I live and for the largest part of Europe, the victims get the chance to heal and are being taken care of. What strikes me is that many people have a very narrow view of what constitutes a hate crime. There are of course the attacks on refugees and on muslim or jewish places of worship, but that's only scratching the surface. We have more and more attacks on the homeless. Setting them on fire or beating them up, Clockwork Orange style. We also have attacks on the disabled, which was one of the reasons why I didn't understand the strings attached in that other thread. The victim being mentally handicapped was more than enough reason why I considered it a hate crime.