[Ignatz]

"A hate crime is an accusation of a specific act"

I beg to differ, Dimensio. A hate crime accusation is an accusation of a specific thought. That's where the danger lies in hate crime legislation: an idividual's thoughts are no longer his/her private territory. Futhermore, the accused has to prove that He or She was not thinking the forbidden thought. How does one prove such a thing?

[Dimensio]

Well, technically it's an act committed with a specific motive (out of a defined set). It's arguably thoughtcrime, but it requires action, not merely thought.