If I did this to other people that flew flags of other nations (Israel or Mexico) in the middle of the night, what would happen to me?
Hate crime or no hate crime?
What would happen if I went and burned a rainbow flag, what would happen to me?
Hate crime or no hate crime?
Now if I did either one at a protest?
Am I be expressing myself or is this a hate crime?
Hate crime or no hate crime?
I no fan of “hate crimes” because it changes the aspect of crime to PC/socialization experiments.
HOWEVER, you may be on to something:
CA
http://da.co.la.ca.us/hate/hcdefined.htm
“Hate crimes are criminal acts or attempted criminal acts against an individual or group of individuals because of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, or disability...”
“Some hate-motivated offenses do not rise to the level of a crime that can be charged in court. These acts are called hate incidents. Although they may not meet the definition of a crime, they leave individuals feeling victimized and can escalate into criminal behavior.
Free speech is protected by the United States Constitution and is not a hate crime. However, speech that carries a credible threat of violence against an individual or group of people is criminal.”
* Defacing or damaging another person’s property to intimidate or interfere with that person’s free exercise of his or her constitutional rights
I no fan of “hate crimes” because it changes the aspect of crime to PC/socialization experiments.
HOWEVER, you may be on to something:
CA
http://da.co.la.ca.us/hate/hcdefined.htm
“Hate crimes are criminal acts or attempted criminal acts against an individual or group of individuals because of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, or disability...”
“Some hate-motivated offenses do not rise to the level of a crime that can be charged in court. These acts are called hate incidents. Although they may not meet the definition of a crime, they leave individuals feeling victimized and can escalate into criminal behavior.
Free speech is protected by the United States Constitution and is not a hate crime. However, speech that carries a credible threat of violence against an individual or group of people is criminal.”
* Defacing or damaging another person’s property to intimidate or interfere with that person’s free exercise of his or her constitutional rights