Would it be OK for me to refer to you by the size of your body? If you were of a different skin colour, would it be OK to call you by the colour of your skin? If you didn't have the same level of education to me, would it be OK if I called you dumb? No it wouldn't. In fact it would be illegal and I would never do this. So why is it being allowed, even encouraged? From the Police's web page... A hate crime is an offence perceived by the victim , (Offence Qualified) or any other person (Offence Qualified) to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards a person’s race religion (Offence Qualified) sexual orientation gender identity disability age. A hate incident is an act perceived to be motivated by hate for these characteristics (Offence Qualified) but doesn’t meet the threshold of being considered a crime (Offence Qualified) Hate crimes and hate incidents can encompass a broad range of acts, including threatening behaviour (Offence Qualified) harassment (Off...