I think any crime that results in injury is a hate crime. But insulting someone should not be a crime. The only crime I see there is vandalism, breaking and entering.
I know. It is ridiculous anyone could hand down such a sentence. That has to be the added weight of the bogus “hate crime” moniker. Coupled with the cowardice of “zero tolerance” and mandatory sentencing and the poor schlub never had a chance. 15 years for putting bacon in a mosque is absurd. I doubt you would get more time for burning the cursed thing down.