[Modernman]

If 5 ethnic minorities were to physically assault/attack 50 whites here in the US and the majority whites were to whup their butts, who do you think would go to jail and be charged?

The minorities. There would be 50 witnesses saying they were the attackers.

[Clemenza]

It never ceases to amaze me how "intimidated" certain people are about "minorities" and "hate crime laws."

In most cases, it is common sense. A few years back, a couple of black kids decided to lay it into a larger crowd of white kids on a train platform. The white kids fought back. No hate crime charge, and all witnesses present verified that the others started it.

Don't mean to get too racial here, but this is a racialized discussion anyway.