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“Hate Crimes” There are many different hate crimes going on in the world today, most people don’t know this. Hate crimes are violent acts against people, property, or organizations because of the group which they belong to. A hate crime can range from a simple assault with no weapon to aggravated assault, rape, and sometimes even murder. There are laws against hate crimes, but yet people still act in them. In 1996 alone, there were 8,759 hate crimes in the United States reported to the FBI. Hate crimes can also be called Bias crimes. Many people think that people that commit hate crimes are all “skin heads” or Nazis. The sorry truth is that only five percent of the people that commit hate crimes are in a organized group. These crimes are carried out by usually young people who don’t see anything wrong with their actions. These young people most of the time are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. They do these hate crimes usually because the person is “different” then everyone else (Herek), but I say who are they to judge on who is normal, and who is different.
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