Saturday, September 22, 2007
I Still Don't Believe in Hate Crimes
A friend of mine, in the past, accused me of not supporting hate crimes legislation because of racism. Although I insisted I'm against hate crimes legislation because it creates a crime out of thought (and is likely to be used against Christians at some point when they speak out against homosexual acts, etc.), he insisted I was doing so because of racism.
I have thought that hatred, racism, etc. should be taken into account as mitigating or contributing factors during sentencing.
Well, a bunch of black kids assaulted a white kid. I don't want them to be brought up on hate crimes legislation.
A friend of mine, in the past, accused me of not supporting hate crimes legislation because of racism. Although I insisted I'm against hate crimes legislation because it creates a crime out of thought (and is likely to be used against Christians at some point when they speak out against homosexual acts, etc.), he insisted I was doing so because of racism.
I have thought that hatred, racism, etc. should be taken into account as mitigating or contributing factors during sentencing.
Well, a bunch of black kids assaulted a white kid. I don't want them to be brought up on hate crimes legislation.
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