Hate crimes are not thought crimes.
Hate by itself is not a crime.
Hate crimes are when actual crimes are committed, and the perp's pre-existing bigoted views towards the group their victims belong to are treated either as a motive for the crime or as an aggravating factor.
For instance, expressing hatred towards gay people is not a crime. But if you assault a gay person because they're gay, that's a hate crime. It might also potentially be considered a hate crime if you just assaulted a random person who just happened to be gay for no real reason and you just happened to have a history of expressing homophobic views, but that's more controversial. Either way, hate crime has to involve a different actual crime.
Hate by itself is not a crime.
Hate crimes are when actual crimes are committed, and the perp's pre-existing bigoted views towards the group their victims belong to are treated either as a motive for the crime or as an aggravating factor.
For instance, expressing hatred towards gay people is not a crime. But if you assault a gay person because they're gay, that's a hate crime. It might also potentially be considered a hate crime if you just assaulted a random person who just happened to be gay for no real reason and you just happened to have a history of expressing homophobic views, but that's more controversial. Either way, hate crime has to involve a different actual crime.
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
