Racist bastards like our Attorney General and Al Sharpton agree:

"It should be considered a hate crime because we SAY it is!"
Holder told POLITICO that between now and his departure, probably in early March when the Senate is expected to confirm Loretta Lynch as his successor, he will call for a lower standard of proof for civil-rights crimes. Such a change would make it easier for the federal government to bring charges in the case of a future Ferguson or Trayvon Martin.
A: He's really pissed he couldn't find a way to charge Zimmerman, or the cop in Missouri.
B: His solution: "It's a hate crime if one of my people SAYS it is!"
C: You can damned well bet that if some New Black Panther clown commits a rape/assault/robbery/murder while screaming "DIE WHITEY!", that will NOT be considered a hate crime by this bastard.

And his little RWPP friend Sharpton joins in:
Sharpton explained, “The intent to prove that Zimmerman did it because of his race, that is the legal threshold,” adding, ” Unless we change that legislation, we end up where we are in terms of the Trayvon Martin case.
'Where we are' meaning "They expect us to actually PROVE something!  That's not right, we should be able to SAY it's a hate crime and that be enough!"

Yeah, that 'innocent until proven guilty' stuff is SUCH a problem for the racists and social engineers.