Hate Crimes To what extent is a crime a hate crime? Aren’t all crimes to some extent hate crimes? Should the consequences for a crime committed against a minority be more than that for one against a white person? The purpose for classifying a crime as a hate crime might be to raise awareness in the public to the intolerance against minorities but I believe the punishment should fit the crime and not the …showed first 75 words of 306 total…

…showed last 75 words of 306 total…example, if you steal a bike from the kid down the street because he hurt your sister or because he is black, you have still stolen the bike. The reason is secondary and the punishment should be for stealing a bike. Overall, obviously, hate crimes are not to be tolerated. However, to place a greater value on certain groups of people would be contrary to the environment we as a society are trying to create.