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Then that too would be wrong. We can't have it both ways. If we critize unjust cases against whites we also need to critize them against blacks. This Article is unjustified. No version of it indicates these men ever said they were going to go out and kill some White Boys. They wore a Hat that is popular among blacks who cares.

In any event, the additional punishment, were this to be treated as a 'hate crime', seems rather, shall we say.....superfluous..... when one considers that this is a death penalty case.

Dead is dead, ya just cain't get much deader than that, huh?

I'm not sure I buy the hate crime element either. It would seem these were opportunistic evil killers. We will see what comes out in trial. The whole 'hate crime' mantra is just stupid...what exactly would a 'love crime' be? 'Would you rather they was pushed out of windows little girl?' to quote Archie bunker on gun control...Equality before the law *was* one of the foundations of our legal system. The 'hate crime' legislation debunks that. I'm not comfortable with that. If the victims are tortured before death, then prosecute for that too, there's no way to get in the brain of killers to determine *why* they did something. Just get them for everything they *did* do to the victims. *sigh* Wish I were older as I don't like where this country is headed longterm.