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To: SJackson

Anything we can do, do.


746 posted on 05/09/2005 2:09:40 PM PDT by Killborn (I want the hammer to fall so hard on that loser that he will r egret being born.)
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To: Killborn; sitetest
This is clearly what would be referred to as a "hate crime", and perhaps actionable in some locales as such.

I'm not referring to your posts at all, I've never seen them on the topic, but I've read many threads on hate crimes on FR. I've already noted I'm generally opposed to hate crime laws, and it's fair to say the overwhelming majority of Freepers feel that way, many far more vociferously than I. Any of them supporting criminal prosecution in this instance, and there's a legitimate issue here, need to review their thoughts on hate crimes in general.

IMO, there are typically a handful of posters on those threads who take a blame the victim position, relying on nonexistent statistic that most hate crimes (actually 2%-5%) are perpetrated by minorities. By their theory, I'm among the top 6 suspects in this event.

Just an observation on an apparent double standard.

753 posted on 05/09/2005 2:17:31 PM PDT by SJackson (The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love, Andre Malraux)
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