Hate crime

Hate crimes are thus “stranger danger” occurrences in which the perpetrator does not know the victim personally at all (Perry, 2001). Their purpose is to convey a powerful symbolic message to the victim and other members of their minority group that their presence is not welcome, with the underlying threat that further violence will be meted out upon any member of that group if they do not comply with the perpetrator’s wishes (Saucier et al., 2006).
Hate crimes, therefore, damage the self-worth, confidence and feelings of security of the victim more than “ordinary” crimes as it is their intrinsic identity that is targeted: something which is central to their sense of being and which they cannot alter (Iganski, 2008).
For Perry (2009), the cultural, social and political processes that underline the perpetration of hate crime are important for understanding its broader structural elements. She views hate crime as being a symptom of society’s inter-group conflicts in which the powerful commit acts of violence and intimidation upon the less powerful in order to maintain their privileged position.Goth Subculture Victimisation and the Hate Crime Framework - Atmostfear Entertainment (atmostfear-entertainment.com)
------hate
----