in a hate crime the motivation is hate....targeting a person because of race...religion...etc....
in a robbery the motive is to rob....not to kill a specific person....unless the bad guy would be predisposed to shot any black person he saw....killing the black person is just an extra bonus to the main motive....robbery....
I hope that helps with your definition of hate crime....
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Originally Posted by nwarounder
Huh? He would know if someone was black? Your second sentence contradicts your definition.
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