Hate crimes are defined by Congress as
A) crimes motivated by the personal hatred the offender feels for the victim.
B) crimes that members of the general public loathe.
C) crimes that are motivated by the offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
D) crimes that law enforcement officers hate to hear about because they are so difficult to solve.

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Hate crimes are specifically defined by their motivation, where the perpetrator's bias against a particular race, religion, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation plays a central role in their actions against the victim.

Hate Crimes Are Defined by Congress as