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Have You Ever Been A Victim Of A Hate Crime
Have you ever been a victim of a hate crime? Do you know someone close to you that's been a victim of a hate crime? Have you ever witnessed someone be harassed because of their race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation? If you have,what did you do? Did you step in and say something to the antagonizer? Or just sit there watching because you were in disbelief of what was happening. Or maybe you did not do anything because you thought the harassment going on had nothing to do with the victim's race, ethnicity, religion,or sexual orientation because “those things don't happen today.” or “people do not get harassed about those things in today's time.” The sad truth is, hate crimes have taken place in America since the beginning of time and
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