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Hate crimes

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There are certain things a person needs to know to fully understand what made the Jasper, Texas, case a hate crime. What is the significant difference between a regular crime and one that is classified as a hate crime? Were there any motivating factors that led up to the crime and what was the result? What is a crime? Webster's online dictionary defines a crime as "an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law" (Merrian np)...
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In other words, if there is a law against something and the law is violated, there is a crime. Now for a crime to be defined as a hate crime, there are a few more elements that have to be fulfilled. Webster's online dictionary defines a hate crime as "any of various crimes (as assault or defacement of property) when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (as one based on color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation)" (Merrian np)...
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