Everyone uses stereotypes. "From white men can't jump, to blacks are good athletes, but poor students, and Italians are emotional" (Levy 6). These are all common stereotypes about different racial and ethnic groups. Bigoted comments often go from words to action or from pranks to deadly force( Levy 6). Hate crimes are violence motivated by bias against the victims personal characteristics including race, religion, ethnic background, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation. The legislation of bias related crime has been one of the most controversial issues dating back to the nineteenth century since the founding of the Ku Klux Klan. Some people support anti biases legislation; Others argue that these laws violate freedom of speech.

The persecution of bigotry offers no easy solution. Even though legislation has been created to prevent these violations, they still remain a problem of everyday life. "It has been estimated that a bias related crime...