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Originally Posted by Xaccers Is racism not a hate crime in your book?

Racism per se, though abhorrent as I've said, should not be a crime as it is a limitation on the freedom of speech. Are you saying that the girl in the incident we have been discussing is a racist? Even if she did object on the basis of race (and there is no suggestion that she did) I think classing this a race crime, with police involvement and all that that entails, is wrong when a talk with a sensible teacher about her attitude would have been more appropriate.

We are becoming a society where anybody can point a finger at another person to bring them to the attention of the police simply for something they have said!