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Rejected petition Recognise racism towards white people and Anglophobia as a hate crime.

We would like the government to recognise racism towards white people and Anglophobia as a hate crime.

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Racism towards white people and Anglophobia has become increasingly popular and is seen as socially acceptable. When a white person reports the racist hate crime, the matter is not taken seriously by authorities or in the workplace. White people are not exempt from racist abuse. Racism and Anglophobia should not be socially acceptable.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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A crime can already be prosecuted as a hate crime if the offence has demonstrated hostility based on race or been motivated by hostility based on race.

You can find out more about hate crime here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/crime-info/hate-crime

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