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Hate Crime Laws  [message #65616] Sat, 23 April 2011 08:00 Go to next message
timmy

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Hate Crime Laws

Some nations enshrine Hate Crimes in their legislation. How do Hate Crime Laws make you feel? Tick all that apply.

A crime is a crime. Why do we need to have an extra category?
I like the idea of an extra penalty for showing hate.
I feel safer because of Hate Crime laws
If prosecutors would prosecute properly we would not need Hate Crime Laws
Hate Crime Laws are a political veneer to pretend lawmakers are doing something
Hate Crime Laws make no positive difference to those who show hatred
Hate Crime Laws make some positive difference to those who show hatred
Hate Crime Laws make a great deal of positive difference to those who show hatred
Who thinks of a Hate Crime Law when they are kicking some poor soul to death?
A Hate Crime Law is just for extra revenge on the perpetrator
I dislike the concept but accept the current value. At some future time I'd like them gone
Hate Crime Laws are just another knee jerk political reaction and do not solve the problem
Maybe we need Hate Crime Laws to make the police investigate assaults properly
I am against Hate Crime Laws, period.
I am in favour of Hate Crime Laws, period
I kind of like the idea of Hate Crime Laws, but I can't put my finger on why
I kind of dislike the idea of Hate Crime Laws, but I can't put my finger on why
Some other answer not covered above in favour of Hate Crime Laws
Some other answer not covered above against Hate Crime Laws


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Re: Hate Crime Laws  [message #65621 is a reply to message #65616] Sun, 24 April 2011 17:09 Go to previous message
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In the USA (and elsewhere, IMO), people should not be punished for what they think or feel. Fundamentalist Christians tend to see themselves as victims of state oppression and fear that hate-crime laws are a wedge with which to attack their religious freedoms.

Those arguments miss the point. Unlike crimes against individuals, hate crimes are designed to change the behavior of groups: to instill fear, to discourage group members from living in certain neighborhoods, to influence decisions about where to build a mosque, to dissuade gay people from coming out of the closet, etc.

Hate crimes are thus a form of terrorism and should be punished more severely than other crimes.



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