Here's a real hate crime that happened to the daughter of a friend of mine at West Virginia University just a few days ago: a guy (presumably) came up to her, called her a homophobe and anti-fa* bigot, and then spit right into her mouth. The cops haven't found him yet, and she's had to undergo medical tests for whatever diseases someone like him might have (Hep, HIV, etc.). The "hate" part? She was wearing earrings whose shape he mistook for crosses.