[Servant of the Nine]

This says "Could Happen" not "Did Happen"

What Complete Complete Crap

The First Amendment trumps any "Hate Crime Law" and anyone with at least a third grade education knows it. This is either complete stupidity or grotesque scare tactics

So9

[Guillermo]

Your head is in the sand.

[Orual]

Thanks, I read it too quickly. It is a stupid premise.

[BibChr]

Charitably assuming that the misunderstanding some of you seem to have is a sincere misunderstanding, let me put it another way. This has helped clarify the matter for some who had approached it as you seem to.

1. Two people commit the SAME EXACT CRIME
2. ONE ONLY of the acts is judged to be a "hate crime"
3. The person who committed the "hate crime" is punished more severely than the person who in committing an identical act committed a garden-variety, unmodified crime
4. Therefore, to the degree the "hate criminal" is punished more severely, he is being punished for what he thought

If your misunderstanding is sincere, that should clear it up. If we can punish people for what they think — and "hate-crime" supporters necessarily say we can — then the premise of this article is perfectly valid.

Dan