Posted on 07/01/2009 5:52:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
Law: Sadly, hate is an ineradicable part of the human condition. But one person's hate is another's righteous anger. That's why passing a law making a state of mind illegal is dangerous. That won't stop Democrats in Congress, though. They held hearings last week and soon may bring a bill up for a vote. Anyone who values the rule of law in America should reject it. As it stands, the bill criminalizes any violent act perpetrated against someone because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. In doing so, it makes crimes of things that are already crimes. Like murder. Is one person's murder worse than another's if the suffering is the same? This only creates special victims out of certain classes of people, a perverse form of reverse discrimination. Suppose a middle-aged white man gets beaten to a pulp in a mugging. His assailant will be charged with the crime, nothing else. If the same crime is committed against a member of the special victim class, the crime becomes worse — a "hate crime." He'll have a federal case. So, in effect, the justice meted out depends on the victim's status — not on the severity of the crime.
Law: The Senate is considering an expanded federal hate crimes law. And who wouldn't be for such a law, given its obvious noble intent? Beware. This new law won't reduce hate one bit, but it will limit your rights.
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RUFF RIDER 'CURSED' COP [HASIDIC OFFICER IN SUBWAY CANINE FRACAS]
Liberals want to outlaw the way they make me feel.
It won’t work. The more stuff the Leftwingtards pile up the more I dislike them. Eventually they must all be deported to Baffin Island.
The article made all the points I would have made.
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