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Have you ever been the victim of a hate crime?
Yes, a few times. I am a caucasion. I grew up in an area that was predominantly african american and latino. I was called all kinds of derogatory racial names, etc. I was "jumped" several times because I was "white". My family endured so many incidents because we were who we were. My mother called the police and was told there was nothing they could do, they referred her to the "human rights council" of our city and got no where with them as well. Basically I learned to endure it and ignore it. Eventually we moved but it was a long hell.
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