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Hate crimes are usually not random. It's simply not the same as your run-of-the-mill mugging or robbery. They are motivated solely by hatred of a particular group (or groups). The victims are targeted specifically due to their (actual or perceived) membership in a particular class. The violence is more horrific in these types of crimes.
The purpose of hate crimes laws is not to say that members of the protected classes are some how “special”, and that random crimes against them are somehow worse. The laws are a statement by society that it will no longer tolerate violence that is directed specifically towards a certain group - violence that is motivated by hatred.
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