No one has the right to have a murderous hatred of anyone. Murder isn't a protected form of expression.

Haha! Your semantics are mine! *hordes*

However, back to topic. This is an issue I'm very torn about. On the one hand, when you get down to the nitty gritty murder is murder is murder is murder... only it's not. There IS a difference when you murder someone for a few bucks and when you murder someone for running over your grandma. And yes, the law DOES see a difference in that. You'll get more time for killing the person who ran over your grandma, in all likelihood.

So, if we differentiate between anykind of murder/violent crime at all, it doesn't make sense NOT to differentiate between a "normal" murder and a racially based murder.

A human being who will kill another human being based on looks, intelligence, sexual orientation, gender, or beliefs or for their own personal amusment is a much worse person than someone who murders as a result of a hit and run accident. Well, that's not always going to be true, but based on motive... Argh, see! Confliction.

Morally, I see it as worse crime. I see it as a crime against humanity. I see it as a psychological crime that attempts to get insides the heads of all people who classify themselves in a way similar to the person against whom the original crime was perpetrated. However, I am no where near well versed enough in law to know if there is a difference on the legal level.