"You'd have to intentionally damage a building or vehicle by starting a fire or explosion as a hate crime, which is an extraordinarily high bar for bail eligibility," Bederow said. "Having a personal bias or animus toward Christmas doesn't legally cut it."

So, having a ham sandwich near a mosque is a hate crime, not "a personal bias or animus towards Islam", but torching a Christmas tree doesn't count as a hate crime against Christians? Must be a day that ends in a y.