It is a matter of the larger injured party as opposed to mere hate. Lets use Martians as a detached from real world context. * If you crucify someone you are a

It is a matter of the larger injured party as opposed to mere hate. Lets use Martians as a detached from real world context. * If you crucify someone you are a depraved murderer who killed the victim. * If you crucified say a martian over say how often they mowed their lawn it would be hatred related and psychopathic but not a hate crime. * If you crucified a martian and wrote "Go back to Mars!" in their blood then you not only murdered them but also threatened the entire Martian community and that would be a hate crime. That is why it is a separate crime on top of it.