An Explanation of Hate Crimes

The crimes of this type is defined as crimes against persons or groups because of their perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability. People can not help who you are and where they were born, hate crimes target individuals as they are, that groups that are part of or color.

Even if freedom of expression protected by the Constitution of the United States and not a hate crime in the same speech, which involves a real threat of violence against persons or groups mentioned above is considered criminal California.

According to the statistics of hate crimes in 2010 published by the FBI, with 6,624 cases of hate crimes, 47.3% of the racist, while 20% were motivated by religion, 19.3% relative to the orientation Sexual and 12, 8% were of ethnic and national origin of the error.

What types of behavior are criminalized? For example, by force or threat of force to cause bodily harm, intimidate or interfere with another person in the exercise of their constitutional rights would be hate crimes.

Another example would be damage to the property to intimidate or impede their ability to exercise their constitutional rights. A good example is the burning cross on church property or Buddhist painting swastikas in a Jewish temple. The desecration of religious symbols or an ominous sign of submission to another person's property to intimidate, such as hate crimes in California, with the rest of the country.

Any activity that destroyed the church, synagogue, mosque or other house of worship with intent to terrorize his parishioners as hate crimes.

State of California separates the crime of hate crimes or crimes, according to the circumstances surrounding this case. For example, a disorderly conduct in a place of worship where people come together, as punishable offenses, and the house of the profanation of religion on the basis of religious hatred can be considered a criminal offense.

When the victim was intentionally killed because of race, color, religion, nationality or country of origin, the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole may be imposed. Moreover, the suspect could be sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole if the victim died because of their sexual orientation, gender or disability. When the offense was committed by the change, it is still possible, however, be held criminally responsible for any of these crimes.