A burglar is caught in the middle of burglarizing a residential home of a well-known area Muslim imam (priest).As the burglar runs from the scene of the crime,he yells a racial slur at the homeowner.The offender's identity is unknown.This is a hate crime.

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While the act of burglary itself is a crime, for an incident to be classified as a hate crime, it must be motivated primarily by bias against a protected characteristic such as race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. The use of a racial slur, while reprehensible, does not necessarily indicate that the primary motivation for the burglary was hate or bias, especially if the offender's identity and motivations are unknown.

A Burglar Is Caught in the Middle of Burglarizing a Residential