Hate Crimes "Hate crimes are acts of violence directed against people because of their racial, religious, ethnic, gender, or sexual identity. They are also acts of violence against the American ideal: that we can make one nation out of many different people." Hate crimes are motivated by bias against the individuals actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, gender, or sexual identity. Assault and battery, vandalism, and threats are all examples of hate crimes if they involve bias indicators-pieces of evidence like bigoted name-calling and graffiti. Hate Crimes usually involve convenient and vulnerable targets who are not able to fight back. In order for something to be a hate crime, there must a crime such as-assault, homicide, robbery, and something that demonstrates hatred or bias, for example: · Involves use of language or symbols, such as anti-gay slurs, racial epithets,....

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