Should acts of hate be criminalized?

A man who knows no bound knows no wrong.

A very good day I bid to all of you present here today. I am here to give a speech titled
Should acts of hate be criminalized? Yes is the answer.
What are acts of crime? Acts of hate, also known as bias-motivated actions, is usually an
act of prejudice motivated crime that occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or
her perceived membership in certain social group, which includes bullying, harassment, verbal
abuse, insults, damage to properties and physical assaults. For example, when a person harasses a
group of Muslim because he or she is made to believe that Muslims are always terrorist, then that
action will be considered as an act of hate. In short, act of hate is when an influenced person does
something that would offend or hurt someone who is specifically targeted.
Back to our topic, why should we criminalize acts of hate? There are three main reasons
why we should consider acts of hate which are acts of hate will influence others to join in,
victims of acts of hate will be scarred for life, and by criminalizing acts of hate, people will be
able to differentiate wrong and right.
Acts of hate, actions which are usually influenced by others, will eventually end up
influencing others. Like how people who share similar hobbies can come together and mingle
very well, people who shares common viewpoint of hating others will come together and commit
acts of hate. For example, if someone is harassing a child of an immigrant constantly without
getting warned or punished because such act is not criminalized, then others will end up joining
that said person to harass the same child. If this goes on, eventually it will become a norm to
discriminate against people of the same social group status. Ask yourselves, will this make the
society healthy?
Acts of hate, which usually include bullying, harassing, and physical assaults, will always
have a bad impact on the victims. Individual victims will usually face psychological
disturbances, such as depression, damaged self-esteem and will end up developing hatred
towards perpetrators. As for targeted groups of acts of hate, that said group will develop a
generalized terror, constantly living in paranoia. This is exactly why acts of hate should be
criminalized, as it causes harm to others. Why should we allow people to discriminate and
oppress someone else based on their skin color and beliefs?
Last but not least, if we criminalize acts of hate, people will be able to differentiate right
and wrong. If acts of hate are not considered as a crime, then people will continue to do it, even
if they know that those actions are morally wrong. This is because people tend to believe that if
they are not punished after doing something, then they will think that they had done no wrong.
Instead, if the government criminalizes acts of hate, then people will not commit such acts
because they know that they are morally wrong, as well as they are against the law. Not to
mention, there will be an outbreak of acts of hate if they are not criminalized. Is this what we
wish for? Of course not.
In conclusion, acts of hate should definitely be criminalized for they will influence others
to join in, victims of acts of hate will be scarred for life, and by criminalizing acts of hate, people
will be able to differentiate wrong and right. Ask yourselves again, do you want to live in a
world where discriminating and hurting others become a norm? With that, I would once again
say that acts of hate should be criminalized, for the good of all, now and forever.
That is all from me. Thank you.