Hate_Crime

A highly political issue within the United States.

Loosely defined, a hate crime is a crime commited to someone

or someone's property because the criminal has a bias/hatred

of the gender/race/setual orientation of the victim.

Typically, hate crimes carry longer penalties/jail terms

than the same crime prosecuted under normal criminal statues.

Many people mistakenly think that hate crimes are commited

against one group of people exclusively. Hate crimes have

been prosecuted against all races/genders/sexual orientations.

A generic example of a hate crime would be a criminal that

steals money only from females because the criminal hates

females.