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Originally Posted by downquark1
Racism is a broad concept. Hate crime is a (recent) specific legal concept relating to regular crimes getting recategorised based on the motivation behind the crime.
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aah, so a couple of Polish chaps beating the crap out of a Slovak isn't racist, but if they beat the crap out of a hindu it is?
I'm not even sure who categorises these crimes anyway, is it the police, the CPS, or the media?