It's already against the law to assault people. And when an assault is especially violent or degrading the penalties are already enhanced without reference to the victim's race/gender/sexuality. Instead the enhancement is based on what it should be based on: the level of injury to the victim.
So, really, there's no need for the law. But once the law takes effect and broadens the existing law you get into the problem I'm pointing out.
I'm telling you it is necessary to address hate crimes as a particularly heinous crime, with punishment over and above the norm. And I'm saying that the 'problem you are pointing out' is negligible at best (and speaks to a greater social ill than any law can address).
I'm also saying that your inflammatory remarks at the onset of this thread are absurd, and need to be retracted. This kind of sensationalist stance is more of a problem to your country than any hate crime legislation ever could be.
