[quote=FlyerInHi]Not convinced that men attacking women should be classified as hate crime. Maybe because I’m a man and subconsciously I’m protecting my sex.
I’m not against broadening the legal definition of hate crimes. Women can go for it.
That has no bearing on the hates crimes we have defined so far.[/quote]
Again, you are still conflating two very different things:
1. the background of the perpetrator
2. the background of the victim
It is primarily the background of the victim that establishes whether or not a crime is a “hate crime.” You keep talking about the background of the perpetrator; that is not at issue here.
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As for your above comment, most rapes are committed against women. The perpetrators are clearly targeting a group of victims who have been oppressed at least as much as any other group throughout human history. Why is rape not classified as a hate crime?
