Throw them in jail for life. I don’t care if it’s a hate crime they are charged with or simple A&B. Put them in jail, and throw away the key.
Life? C'mon! Although the piece doesn't specify the extent of the injuries suffered one can assume,I think,that the victims were never at death's doorstep or close to it.
IMO...if you're talking bloody noses...each perp should get a year's probation.Broken bones.....3 months in the slammer.Long hospital stay...at least a couple of years in the slammer.More serious injuries....5,10 or more years.If either victim dies....fry them.
All assaults are a result of someone not liking someone else for one reason or another. Why does beating up a fag vs beating up someone who looked at you the wrong way deserve a a stiffer penalty?
In your previous life, you was known as the "Hangin' Dude", weren't ya?
A&B does not = a life sentence.
Maybe if you do it every week or something, but not this case.
Maybe one would feel like that if one was on the dark side?
Why would you put a life sentence on the perp's for this incident?
Just a thought.