We must stop placing people who do self harm in prison. There is nothing in this world to prevent anyone from doing anything. Let's not continue to pass laws on the basis of prevention, but, let us enforce the laws when broken. There is no greater deterrent than the knowledge of punishment. Hate crime laws are just an added bonus to the people who claim to be a minority.
All crimes are hateful.
Why punish someone twice for the same crime. If a person kills another because the victim is a woman, child, black, jewish or whatever, still killed. It is only one crime not two. These laws are created to pacify certain groups. We are having trouble getting people to enlist.