Not voting yet, due to similar thoughts as Parts has.
Kids putting "neutral" graffiti on a mosque have all chance of being accused of doing it as a hate crime.
So, when is something considered to be a hate crime.
Is stabbing someone, who is gay, a hate crime, or, does there need to be more than "just" the stabbing. And, if there is more than "just" the stabbing, could not that be used as an extra on the crime, without categorising it as a hatecrime.