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Originally posted by timewarrior2001
For instance if I walked past a coloured person and he said somehtign I didnt like and I hit him, the CPS will say it was a racially motivated crime. However to me If I walked past him and called him a black ******** and then hit him its a racially motivated crime.
If it the other way around both ways usually are deemed non racial and the charge would be for common assault.
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Actually I think it would be the police who would treat it as a racially motivated crime. The CPS just act on what is given to them.