So, the courts believe that murdering someone while saying racist remarks is worse then murdering someone while saying nothing at all. The First Amendment protects everyone, even people who say stuff that is stupid or that we don't agree with. Actually, all crimes are hate crimes because you must hate someone to commit a crime against them. Hate crimes are really just punishment for politically incorrect

This was a big hate crime case: State v. Charles Apprendi, Jr. (A-164-1997)

Apprendi was arrested in December 1994 for shooting the home of a black family.

Argued October 13, 1998 -- Decided June 24, 1999

Apprendi stated to police that he was giving the family a message that because they were

counts of second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose and possession

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