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Author	EVE_ddred
Comment	On the same link >Existing hate crime laws > Existing hate crime laws > Current hate crime legislation allows any existing offence to be aggravated by prejudice in respect of one or more of the characteristics of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity. > snip > > Prejudice or hostility also lies at the heart of some other offences which are recognised as hate crimes. These are sometimes referred to as standalone hate crime offences and they criminalise behaviour specifically because it is motivated by racial prejudice. Currently, these standalone offences include: > > racially aggravated harassment: section 50A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 > stirring up of racial hatred: sections 18 to 22 of the Public Order Act 1986 My interpretation of 'can be verbal or physical' is that it merely affirms that there are crimes you can commit verbally and these can considered aggravated by hate depending on the motivation or choice of words used when committing them. I.E: You try to a fight a guy, you've probably just committed affray. However, if you said something like "Come on then nigger" then the affray / subsequent assault offense would then have a hate crime kicker that increases any fines or sentences as a result of it. The standalone offences are not 'kickers', but it's debatable about whether or not these specific offenses should be generalised or targeted like this. I'm sure whatever committee and judges that examined the evidence to create the law know what they're doing though.
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Created	Mon 15th Jun 2020 9:54pm
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On the same link

>Existing hate crime laws

> Existing hate crime laws
> Current hate crime legislation allows any existing offence to be aggravated by prejudice in respect of one or more of the characteristics of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
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> Prejudice or hostility also lies at the heart of some other offences which are recognised as hate crimes. These are sometimes referred to as standalone hate crime offences and they criminalise behaviour specifically because it is motivated by racial prejudice. Currently, these standalone offences include:
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> racially aggravated harassment: section 50A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
> stirring up of racial hatred: sections 18 to 22 of the Public Order Act 1986

My interpretation of 'can be verbal or physical' is that it merely affirms that there are crimes you can commit verbally and these can considered aggravated by hate depending on the motivation or choice of words used when committing them. I.E: You try to a fight a guy, you've probably just committed affray. However, if you said something like "Come on then nigger" then the affray / subsequent assault offense would then have a hate crime kicker that increases any fines or sentences as a result of it.

The standalone offences are not 'kickers', but it's debatable about whether or not these specific offenses should be generalised or targeted like this. I'm sure whatever committee and judges that examined the evidence to create the law know what they're doing though.