Prejudice is an important aspect to consider whenever a hate crime occurs. Prejudice is the act of making assumptions based on a person's characteristics. According to Sam Richards, people limit their potential experience when they pre-judge. Excluding them from learning and growing, harming not only themselves but their societies growth and culture.[2] Having a bias towards a certain groups people prevents any type of good interaction that could come from meeting and talking with them. The dangerous part of prejudice is the fear that it creates, since it's that same fear which is known to cause unfortunate events. The fear caused by prejudice can turn some interactions into violent ones. By assuming the worst in people it can cause a person