I agree that RACE HATE is a term to easily thrown around, with often more harmful resluts.
The fact is often people stick in groups after leaving school etc. In my case at nearly 30 years old, 90 percent of my mates are white, I am white, i don't hate anyone, but if me and me mates were the sort to batter someone and that person was black or asian, what would it be called...A Race Hate crime
Some Asian lads i know (top lads) hang around in a group of purley asian lads. Not by a racist choice, but because thats just how it turned out.
I do not agree with shits beating people up or killing people, but drumming up race issues is making things worse!