[neutrino]

But this can't be a hate crime, because the victims were White. And the perps were Hispanic, clearly suffering from past oppression by evil Whites.

Actually, the Whites will probably be lucky if they aren't arrested for assaulting the Hispanic's fists with their faces.

I regret to say that the above is all too close to the truth - so even though I would like to say that I am being sarcastic, I hesitate to do so.

[Salman]

But this can't be a hate crime, because the victims were White. And the perps were Hispanic, clearly suffering from past oppression by evil Whites.

No such exception exists in these laws. How prosecutors deal with it is a different question. When did assault and battery get legalized, thus necessitating "hate crimes" laws?