Two words: Hate crime.
Two more: Racial discrimination
Both of these are predicated on how a person feels...in the first, the perp...the second, the 'victim'
Two words: Hate crime.
Two more: Racial discrimination
Both of these are predicated on how a person feels...in the first, the perp...the second, the 'victim'
I somewhat agree with the first. The second I have some question with. What really bothers me about the first is behavior is often a crime regardless of the 'feelings' of the victim, but the degree of the crime and the punishment is greater depending on the victim's ethnicity.
I'm not a lawyer and don't want to get into legal definitions, but to me 'sexual harassment' is truly unique. The exact same exclusively VERBAL behavior by the exact same person toward exactly the same other person can on one day be 'harassment' and on another be not only okay but welcomed and encouraged (or as in Arnold's words, 'playful'), depending on the feelings of 'victim'.