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Essay / According to Google (2014), “a hate crime is a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other bias, usually involving violence.” Hate crimes in Canada have had a negative impact on our society in political, social, economic and cultural forums. In Canada we have the freedom to hate, the main question is to what extent? Hate crimes harm individuals and groups, and there should be a limit. As when an individual violates his security, his rights can be provoked. Hate crime victimization is a broad concept within hate crimes, it highlights the events and biases that certain groups and individuals face, due to their background and identity (Chakraborti, 2012, p.1) . Another debatable area when it comes to hate crimes in Canada is whether hate speech should be considered a crime. Hate speech is often the main reason why an individual commits a crime/act of violence. You can predict how a person will act based on the type of verbal interaction they participated in. Additionally, hate crimes on Canadian campuses have increased (Perry, 2011, p. 321). Perry also concluded that factors such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and religion all play a role in the commission of the hate crime against Canadian students (p. 321). Hate crimes have always been a problem in our societies. This caused a pro and con debate on why the gender category should be included in the hate crime model. Two police reports based on hate crimes in Canada were conducted, one in 2010 and the other in 2011. These reports shared reliable statistics clearly demonstrating that minority groups are the targets of these hate crimes. Additionally, there will be observations about hate crimes that occur in the middle of the article......o move up the social stratification ladder and fall victim to dominant groups. Some data collected by Statistics Canada shows that minority groups are the main groups facing hate crimes in Canada. A key question that comes up repeatedly is whether hate speech should be a crime. Hate speech is what incites individuals to act illegally, leading them to commit various offenses, including hate crimes (Greenspan, 2004, p. 4). The police have tried their best to monitor and control this problem. Yet they will still face the inevitable challenge of victimizing minority groups. Hate crimes in Canada have been a problem in Canadian history; governments and legal agencies are tackling this problem and trying to neutralize it as best they can..
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