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Hate crimes require an underlying crime in order to be a hate crime. Since calling people names is not a crime, calling Irish "drunks" is not a hate crime.
If the races were reversed, the law would still consider it a hate crime.
then Obama should be charged with hate crimes for calling the irish drunks. :roll:
And this argument is asinine. If the colors were reversed, this libertarian would say the same thing. please.
Hate crimes require an underlying crime in order to be a hate crime. Since calling people names is not a crime, calling Irish "drunks" is not a hate crime.
If the races were reversed, the law would still consider it a hate crime.