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Corbett was recorded making a racist rant by Abbotsford lawyer Ravi Duhra on October 21.Duhra reportedly started filming when he saw Corbett verbally assaulting an elderly parking attendant who had issued him a fine. At that point, Corbett focused his wrath on Duhra, saying, "Is there a problem? You fucking Paki, go back to fucking India." He called Duhra a number of other racist slurs, including a "camel-riding motherfucker" though he was careful to repeat "it's not a threat!"The video went viral, receiving condemnation from the cops and local politicians. Versions of it were taken off YouTube for violating the company's hate speech policy.Though Corbett was blatantly racist, Abbotsford police have not charged him with a hate crime, which the criminal code defines as acts in which someone advocates or promotes genocide or incites hatred against groups based on colour, race, religion, or sexual orientation.Abbotsford police spokesman Ian MacDonald told The Abbotsford News he didn't feel Corbett was convincing enough to actually incite hatred."I think that it's pretty difficult to say that anybody (witnessing the interaction) would be swayed by his comments."In what will come as a surprise to no one, this isn't Corbett's first brush with the law. He was slated to stand trial for uttering threats and assault with a weapon in November and has previously been convicted of assault with intent to resist arrest, assaulting a peace officer, uttering threats, theft, mischief, breaking and entering, and breaching conditions, according to The Abbotsford News.Follow Manisha Krishnan on Twitter.