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==Other hate crime statutes==
==Other hate crime statutes==
The Federal hate crime law is 18 U.S. Code § 249.<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/249</ref> It covers "bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person".
The California "Hate Crimes" Laws are codified at Penal Code sections 422.55, 422.6, 422.7, and 422.75.<ref>http://www.shouselaw.com/hate-crime.html</ref>
DC has the Bias-Related Crime Act of 1989 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3700 et. seq.) which requires the crime to demonstrate "prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, homelessness, physical disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of a victim of the subject designated act."<ref>{{cite web|url+http://mpdc.dc.gov/page/hate-crimes-faqs|title=Hate Crimes FAQs|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref>
DC has the Bias-Related Crime Act of 1989 (D.C. Official Code § 22-3700 et. seq.) which requires the crime to demonstrate "prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, homelessness, physical disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of a victim of the subject designated act."<ref>{{cite web|url+http://mpdc.dc.gov/page/hate-crimes-faqs|title=Hate Crimes FAQs|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref>
==Objectivism, libertarianism, and "Hate crimes"==
==Objectivism, libertarianism, and "Hate crimes"==