HATE crime comes in many different forms with people now being targeted just for the way they look.
It comes to something when a member of a thrash metal band Evile feels at risk from a group of youngsters threatening to stab him.
Ol Drake says he was targeted because of his long hair while on a bus from his home in Meltham by a group of kids – with some as young as 12.
They verbally abused him and then threatened to stab him.
It just shows that despite high profile campaigns against hate crime which covers everything from homophobia and discrimination against the disabled to insults about the way people dress, intolerance remains an unwanted part of modern society.
But the most worrying aspect of this incident is the young age of those doing the taunting.
What kind of homes are they being brought up in?
