someone can spray graffiti on a wall. That may be considered a crime.
someone can spray a threatening message on the side of a synagogue or mosque. That is a hate crime.
Hate crimes are crimes that are meant to send a message to those in addition to the immediate victim.
I am talking about a murder crime. If you murder someone regardless of race it is a hate crime. You took away their life and that is the ultimate form of hate. What difference does it make what race they are??
Also note that it seems the definition for Hate Crime should be redefined:
Hate Crime:In crime and law, hate crimes (also known as bias-motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by
non-white racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class,
non-white ethnicity, nationality, age, sex, or gender identity.[1]