I just read several responses stating that if a victim of a crime is black or gay, or a minority, that the crime is deemed 'hate crime'. Is this correct? Or do hate crimes deal with THE TYPE OF CRIME COMMITTED, and that if you kill someone BECAUSE they are gay etc...you are guilty of a hate crime? I think it is important for people to understand the difference...so what do you think?
2007-06-25 05:20:16 · 13 answers · asked by hichefheidi 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
phew! i was starting to think the world had gone mad!
2007-06-25 05:25:23 · update #1
mikehunt, you didn't answer the question. unless your answer is 'it is based on the victim' and 'not the crime'. I will accept that as a response.
2007-06-25 05:26:30 · update #2
jkhtown, try not robbing people anymore, and you don;t have to worry about the 'liberals'.
2007-06-25 05:50:29 · update #3
They are criminal offenses that are motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin, or disability and are committed against persons, property, or society. Because motivation is subjective, it is difficult to know with certainty whether a crime was the result of the offender’s bias. Moreover, the presence of bias alone does not necessarily mean that a crime can be considered a hate crime. Law enforcement investigation is crucial for
accurate hate crime reporting because it must reveal sufficient evidence to lead a reasonable and prudent person to conclude that the offender’s actions were
motivated, in whole or in part, by his or her bias. Only then can law enforcement report an incident as a hate crime.
2007-06-25 05:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can probably find a lot of your answers on on-line research products. Try not to use Wikipedia because it is not considered an academic credible source despite that this web page has probably compiled all the data you need in one centralized area. Wikipedia is not considered a credible academic source mainly due to the fact that the data at this site is copied and not validated by an actual scholar/professor. Does this make sense? Long story short, victims of hate crimes should be considered as very serious because there are many factors related to or comprising the action such as poverty, culture, upbringing, lack of education and religion. Try to isolate a specific hate crime since it may lead to generalizations and could be cumbersome if you tried to identify them all. All the best!
2016-05-19 23:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The type of crime isn't central to the concept of "hate crime." It's usually applied only in the case of serious crimes (murder, arson, etc.) but that isn't the main point.
The factor that defines a crime as a hate crime is motive. If, asyou say, a crime is commited BECAUSE the victim is a minority, then it can be considered a hate crime. That's an important distinction. Many crimes that are commited by, say, a white man against a black person, are not hate crimes--because the goal (motive) wasn't race--it may have been simple robbery, for example.
2007-06-25 05:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is a crime in which you committed due to sex, race, creed, etc. It can apply to any group. Meaning a minority female can commit a crime against a white male, and if it is because he is a white male, it is still a hate crime. It deals with the intent.
2007-06-25 05:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Think of it as yet another form of discrimination.
It is not quite as bad to attack a white guy, because the punishment is less than say if the person attacked a gay or minority.
It should be more of a motive issue, not the identity of the victim.
2007-06-25 05:27:15 · answer #5 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
EDIT: It's based on the victim.
I think that there is a really important document that says something about all people being created equal. I think the creators of that document would be appalled to see that certain crimes are punished more severely based on the color, sexual orientation, etc. of the victim.
2007-06-25 05:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by mikehunt29 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Actually it probably is. It is difficult to determine the motivation behind a crime so our liberal society has determined that we shouldn't even bother trying and just assume it was a hate crime if the victim is of a protected group and the assailant is not.
2007-06-25 05:25:05 · answer #7 · answered by Brian 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
hate crimes are special laws put on the books to forewarn people who are capable of commiting these types of crimes that the US will not tolerate that behavior..
it is more about the criminal than the crime or victim.
2007-06-25 06:55:24 · answer #8 · answered by Josh 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It stops people from commiting crimes on black and gay and other people because they don';t like them.
2007-06-25 05:33:33 · answer #9 · answered by Vinnie Sciurini 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's supposed to be the crime, until politics gets involved.
(Duke rape case).
Has anyone here ever seen a story where anyone who is not white was charged with a hate crime against someone who was?
Just curious......................
2007-06-25 05:27:40 · answer #10 · answered by wunofdamoronbros 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋