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I agree that the way to equality for everyone is through education and evolution and not through punishment but until that time comes there needs to be some way to discourage such behaviour. That way is harsh ramifications for hate crimes.
Consider the treatment and the image of the black people. How many years have passed since their "freedom", and yet we are still told to fear the black person as if they are some inhumane monsters. There are reality-TV shows that serve that purpose only. Admit it or not, everyone has certain level of mistrust of someone of a different colour and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Evolution has taken us to this point. We are made to fear or be wary of someone who is different from us.
We are moving away from government endorsed segregation and racism toward societal & social segregation (read: ghettos) and discrimination.
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