Stop spouting rubbish.
Do you think hate crimes don't exist?Stop spouting rubbish.
Ok. Who decides which perceived differences count and which don't.
For those that don't count; why not?
Ok. So what happens when that someone uses offensive language towards you or harasses you because of who you are, or who they think you are, if you are not who they think you are and you do not have any of these perceived differences?
Or, of course, they just hate you?
So does that not mean that everybody can be subject to 'hate crime' therefore there is no need for the list of perceived differences?
Are you sure?
Read the fourteen pages.Do you think hate crimes don't exist?
What difference did that make as opposed to being charged with assault (or similar)?It was pointed out that someone was convicted of a hate crime when they perceived someone to be a jew and attacked them and was accused of a hate crime
But this is the crux of the thread.- not difficult to fathom. It depends on the perpetrators intentions and motivations.
Why not?Why does someone hate me? First answer that and then you can decide whether it's a hate crime. I suspect you take more umbrage at the term hate crime rather than the definition. You could hate someone for having an affair with your wife but would it be a hate crime if you attacked him? No.
A simple yes or no will suffice ta.Read the fourteen pages.
Criminal offences that are a result of a hate related attack.What do you mean by hate crimes?
Your usual position. You must have a comfy fence.I am ambivalent towards the CC's and their views or opinions.
It's an interesting question. Were they targeted because they were white? Some of the girls seem to think as such. So....Were the Rochdale girls subject to sexual assault, or "hate" sexual assault?........