“Hate crime” is so generic, and if it’s to be a crime then why care about whether Bishop Mullet was motivated by the wish to humiliate other Amish or because he feared cooties? The only thing that ought to matter, Scout, is that he did it on purpose. There’s a separate accusation of harassment to describe the meaning aspect of the crime, if there is one. No wonder bank robbers are viewing him as a relatively benign figure.
I object on the whole to the concept of hate crimes.
In his case, the victim likely suffered more than an average person whose beard may have been cut.
But I see your point.