<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
What are hate crimes?
<|assistant|>
Hate crimes are criminal acts that are motivated by biased or prejudiced views or actions towards a particular individual or group of people, based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, or religion. They are typically meant to intimidate, degrade, humiliate, or even kill individuals in order to send a message to others in the same group. Hate crimes are often violent in nature and can cause great psychological harm. Hate crimes are considered especially serious due to the impact they have on victims and the community at large, and often result in increased media attention, fear, and mistrust within targeted populations.