What is the punishment for someone who committed a hate crime? What about a hate incident?
Punishments for hate crimes vary depending in the severity of the crime. Punishments can range from fees to jail time, or both. Often, a hate crime is part of another offense (such as theft) which will have its own consequence. A judge will take all offenses into account when passing a judgment. Hate incidences are not viewed as crimes and are not punishable by the law. However, they can be documented, and multiple records of hate incidences can possibly lead to more severe consequences to other crimes that a person may commit.
