For the record, charges of hate crimes must be proved...i.e. there must be concrete evidence that the crime was committed because of some underlying "anti" factor.Well...there are crimes of passion.
IMO, there is no difference between a hate crime and an act of terrorism...both are designed to terrorize a group. It always mystifies me that many will be okay with bringing terrorist charges against someone but hesitant about bringing hate crime charges against someone.
I was hoping someone could explain the difference.
This probably wherein your confusion lies.
Definitions of Terrorism -- International and Domestic Bodies' Definitions of Terrorism
However the definition of Hate Crime:
Which IMHO is stupid unless the investigator is a mind reader.
hate crime - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Your link on terrorism gives, and admits to not giving, a definite definition of terrorism.
To the poster above you, military bodies can commit acts of terrorism but so can non-military bodies.
I provided two links to show where one has a definite definition while the other has multiple, conflicting, controversial definitions, i.e. the source of confusion. My comment concerning "mind reader" was a joke, my fault, I should have indicated as such. If you read the two then the difference is actually fairly clear.