[TexasGunLover]

This is so rediculous... like Bush said... hate crime laws are rediculous... all crimes are hate crimes...

[mict42]

This is double jeopardy. It's like convicting someone twice for the same crime. Isn't amazing how dumb the average politican. Remember when you're going to commit a crime, don't get all upset and start hating your victim. The only people with an excuse are the sociopaths, the ones with an amoral personality syndrome.

[grania]

all crimes are hate crimes...

But, (not yet anyway) are all crimes federal crimes. This kind of legislation will turn even more crimes into federal instead of state crimes.

In MA, there is Gary Sampson who murdered three people (one of them in NH). Well, they can't give him the death penalty in MA, so they're using federal carjacking laws to try and get the death penalty.

What's the danger here? Well, in a state like MA, a person couldn't get the death penalty if they killed someone just like themselves or without stealing their car, as long as they stayed in the state.

So, what would happen? A person would be exempt from the death penalty if he/she killed a cousin or whomever, but didn't take their car??

In MA, no one is mentioning that if MA wants a death penalty, the legislature should pass it. The nanny government is letting the state have it both ways.

[NordP]

"This is so rediculous... like Bush said... hate crime laws are rediculous... all crimes are hate crimes..."

Your post was so good, I HAD to repeat it!

Oh...no...MY crime is more hateful than yours...I'm in a "protected class." (/sarcasm)