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Thank you for your response. I would classify that as a "hate crime" under my definition of crime against another human being because of perceived difference".However....There is a historical part to your question. Black Americans (and other "minorities") have faced a history of violent crimes systematically because of their race that at a level that has not happened to non-minority White Americans. This is what the media and most of the general public refer to "hate crime". Whenever a "minority" is assaulted and their "minority status" is seen as the main instigator of the crime, everyone calls it a hate crime.This doesn't or shouldn't downplay crime against anyone. A crime against a White person, Black person, or whoever else is a crime. We should recognize the fact that crimes bring up a lot of issues (not just the immediate impact), but we should work to end crime for everyone.
Thank you for your response. I would classify that as a "hate crime" under my definition of crime against another human being because of perceived difference".
However....
There is a historical part to your question. Black Americans (and other "minorities") have faced a history of violent crimes systematically because of their race that at a level that has not happened to non-minority White Americans. This is what the media and most of the general public refer to "hate crime". Whenever a "minority" is assaulted and their "minority status" is seen as the main instigator of the crime, everyone calls it a hate crime.
This doesn't or shouldn't downplay crime against anyone. A crime against a White person, Black person, or whoever else is a crime. We should recognize the fact that crimes bring up a lot of issues (not just the immediate impact), but we should work to end crime for everyone.
