Hate Crimes
Hate Crimes
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Hate crimes can come in many different forms and can be viewed in many different ways. Hate crimes are one of the main contributors to falsely accusing or exaggerating one person’s actions. Often many are targeted and defined because of their race, sex, origin, personality, and actions; yet the ones that are targeting those certain people are not being brought to justice for being in the wrong. According to The Criminal Law Review, the Case for Extending the Existing Offences (2013) by the Law Commission in the Consultation Paper No 213. The purpose of this case was to not view every case within criminal law as a hate crime until evidence shows that foul play has taken place to be qualified as a hate crime. The Law Commission must now be required to focus on the case between two existing sets of criminal offences. The Aggravated offences in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ss. 28 to 32; and the “stirring up hatred” offences in the Public Order Act 1986 ss. 17 to 23. Therefore, these Acts are required by also examining the main characteristics such as race, religion, sex, origin, and personality; in order to be considered or at least almost qualified to be named as a hate crime. (Ashworth, A. (2013). This Act benefits victim whom have been affected by hate crimes, because of this, crimes will be taken into consideration to be viewed in such a way. Hate crimes are also caused by a person falsely accusing another for their own benefit, also motivated by discrimination. It cannot be ruled that hate groups have a large impact on hate crimes because it is sometimes difficult to have only one motivation on the victim or object the hate is intended for. However, there are a few similar motivations among the hate group that contributes to the reason and result of a hate crime. One of the few motivations could be pure jealousy or literal hatred that instills on a person or object, therefore, one would and could create any kind of false
COM/ 156
Hate crimes can come in many different forms and can be viewed in many different ways. Hate crimes are one of the main contributors to falsely accusing or exaggerating one person’s actions. Often many are targeted and defined because of their race, sex, origin, personality, and actions; yet the ones that are targeting those certain people are not being brought to justice for being in the wrong. According to The Criminal Law Review, the Case for Extending the Existing Offences (2013) by the Law Commission in the Consultation Paper No 213. The purpose of this case was to not view every case within criminal law as a hate crime until evidence shows that foul play has taken place to be qualified as a hate crime. The Law Commission must now be required to focus on the case between two existing sets of criminal offences. The Aggravated offences in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ss. 28 to 32; and the “stirring up hatred” offences in the Public Order Act 1986 ss. 17 to 23. Therefore, these Acts are required by also examining the main characteristics such as race, religion, sex, origin, and personality; in order to be considered or at least almost qualified to be named as a hate crime. (Ashworth, A. (2013). This Act benefits victim whom have been affected by hate crimes, because of this, crimes will be taken into consideration to be viewed in such a way. Hate crimes are also caused by a person falsely accusing another for their own benefit, also motivated by discrimination. It cannot be ruled that hate groups have a large impact on hate crimes because it is sometimes difficult to have only one motivation on the victim or object the hate is intended for. However, there are a few similar motivations among the hate group that contributes to the reason and result of a hate crime. One of the few motivations could be pure jealousy or literal hatred that instills on a person or object, therefore, one would and could create any kind of false