It depends on state and local law.
Hate mail is not a crime unless the hate mail falls into other type of laws. Many hate mail letters to the same person can be deemed harassment or stalking. If there is a threat in the hate mail, it can be an assault.
Because a hate crime is when you attack someone because of their religion and homelessness is not a religion.
no, if someone who is homeless steals food, it is a crime, but it is not a hate crime because they aren't doing it because they hate the person they are stealing from, they are doing it because they are starving
Very generally speaking, hate crime legislation is legislation to add stiffer penalties for crime perpetrated against another person for the sole reason of hatred. For instance, if two guys get in a fight over a parking space, that is not a hate crime. It's just simple assault. If a white guy beats up a black guy solely be he is black, that is a hate crime.
"Love Thy Neighbor" tattoos mean hate your brother before you hate your foe.
Should it be any different? Unless, of course, the act was a hate crime.
Verbal harassment is the most common hate crime. It is also a crime that goes widely unreported because it is mainly committed by school mates or young adults. Hate crime in the United States and around the world generally focuses on racism and homophobia. Government laws today are of the most restricting forms of hate crime that affect everyone. In Mongolia, it is illegal for homosexual groups to form organizations. In many African countries homosexuals are often killed and arrested. In the United States, several hundred hate groups have formed over the past decade and white on black, as well as black on white crime has steadily rissen as the economy grows worse. The current "Trayvon" investigation is an accurate depicition of violent hate crimes in the United States.
Death to Pigs, written in the crime scene, could mean that it was a hate crime.
Yes, in California, verbally abusing another person can be considered a crime under certain circumstances. This may fall under harassment or hate speech laws, especially if the abuse is targeted at someone based on their protected characteristics such as race, religion, or gender. It's important to be mindful of the impact of your words on others and to communicate respectfully.
That depends, if the process of burning a church down was hate motivated, then it qualifies as a hate crime.
police have confirmed this news. "Hate crimes are rising day by day."
The prosecutor doesn't have to prove the motivation, only that he was the one who carried out the illegal act against a certain class of protected person(s). The Mens Rea is contained within the hate crime itself.