{"id":355602,"date":"2016-04-04T10:41:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/civilrights\/civil-rights-overview\/hate-crime-the-violence-of-intolerance.html"},"modified":"2023-10-09T11:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:50:12","slug":"hate-crime-the-violence-of-intolerance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/civilrights\/civil-rights-overview\/hate-crime-the-violence-of-intolerance.html","title":{"rendered":"Hate Crime: The Violence of Intolerance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hate Crime: The Violence of Intolerance<\/h1>\n
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A hate crime is a crime motivated by bias or prejudice. Hate crimes usually involve violence. The bias motivation for hate crimes can be:<\/p>\r\n