Does it make me a bad person to really be against Hate Crime legislation as it has been written?
The opponent is right, that a crime against a minority group is no more or less a crime. What I wish Hate Crime Legislation would actually do is rule out any sort of "manslaughter" or "lesser crime". If it can be proven that the accused already had a predisposition of hate towards a particular group, then that should automatically make them ineligible for any sort of plea bargain, parole, or lesser sentence.
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Date: 2007-06-20 04:12 pm (UTC)The opponent is right, that a crime against a minority group is no more or less a crime. What I wish Hate Crime Legislation would actually do is rule out any sort of "manslaughter" or "lesser crime". If it can be proven that the accused already had a predisposition of hate towards a particular group, then that should automatically make them ineligible for any sort of plea bargain, parole, or lesser sentence.
I don't want special rights. I want equal rights.