"Attacking any human being is one thing, preying on a particular class of human beings makes it worse, and thus, perhaps, deserving of greater punishment"
According to that logic, criminals who prey on the rich specifically or say tourists specifically would have harsher sentences? I don't get it. What is a "class"? Define that. In an equal society, no "class" is supposed to be treated differently in the eyes of the law. I don't see how encouraging that could do anything but create division.