"I said it was very sad that this wasn't considered a hate crime," she said. Hamilton lawyer Beth Bromberg told CBC News that racial slurs on their own would likely not constitute a hate crime. What exactly does it take for an incident to be classified a hate crime? Klassen says one of the men told them to "step back" or he would, "knock them out." Klassen, who is the co-chair of the Beasley Neighbourhood association, says he told an officer he wanted what happened to be documented as a hate crime.

Source: CBC News July 26, 2016 21:22 UTC