Totally agree. Hate crime laws should be abolished.
Do you honestly think that someone who spray paints a swastika on the side of a Jewish family's home, and some sixteen year old kid who spray paints " Bill + Sally = Luv" on the side of a random someone's home, should recieve the same punishment?! Its very obviously not the same crime. Both involve spray paint and someone's house. Both are acts of vandalism. But they are FAR from the same thing. To suggest the former is not worthy of a stiffer penalty than the latter is laughably ridiculous.
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No. That would be aggravated assault motivated by someone grabbing your cock without permission, (which could potentially be considered sexual assault in its own right). i'm not a lawyer but i'm thinkin the punishment for punching the alleged cockgrabber would be fairly light.
That isn't the same thing as seeing two men holding hands, and, without any other provocation, beating the shit out of them while calling them all kinds of faggots and queers. The two situations are, very obviously, not even comparable. Its apples and oranges, really. The latter, is without question, a "hate crime", and should carry a heavier punishment than your average assault charge.
But too often the "hate crime" is a result of what is said while committing the crime... not the actual intent. If you say "nigger" while stealing a black ladies purse, is it a hate crime, or just a robbery?
and q_b... I cant have been a victim of a hate crime. Im a White Male. No one hates us.
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no i didn't. i was questioning you apparent ability to second guess me. not confirming what my intentions were.
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Do you honestly think that someone who spray paints a swastika on the side of a Jewish family's home, and some sixteen year old kid who spray paints " Bill + Sally = Luv" on the side of a random someone's home, should recieve the same punishment?! Its very obviously not the same crime. Both involve spray paint and someone's house. Both are acts of vandalism. But they are FAR from the same thing. To suggest the former is not worthy of a stiffer penalty than the latter is laughably ridiculous.
But too often the "hate crime" is a result of what is said while committing the crime... not the actual intent. If you say "nigger" while stealing a black ladies purse, is it a hate crime, or just a robbery?
and q_b... I cant have been a victim of a hate crime. Im a White Male. No one hates us.