[AF] It's a legacy!

[Jerry Mathis]

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On 5/5/07, Glen Kippel <glen.kippel at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 5/5/07, Jerry Mathis <thebeaver32 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I will NOT give you a break, because less than half of all states have
> > laws
> > that designate these crimes as hate crimes. If special attention is not
> > applied to these crimes, they tend to be considered as minor, and are
> > treated as simple harassment or misdemeanors.
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> Since when has murder been treated as a misdemeanor?


Frequently, although less now than before. If the victim is from some
"undesirable" group, his/her death was often punished less severely than if
the victim were from the "favored" class.

And, if there is such
> a thing as "hate crime," then what is a "love crime?"


This is a disingenous question designed to confuse the issue.


Any crime involves
> hate, because the perp is not respecting the rights of the victim.


This is not what we're talking about, and I think you're intelligent enough
to know it. A burglar probably doesn't even KNOW his victim, and probably
has no malice other than having something the burglar wants to convert to
quick cash. But people are attacked all the time because they have been
identified as homosexual, transexual, or are (obviously) black or disabled.
The question is another attempt to downplay the issue.


Assigning certain crimes as "hate crimes" and having a harsher punishment
> does not jibe with "equal protection under the law."  I don't believe gays
> should receive less protection than anyone else.  And they (or anyone
> else)
> should not receive more.  It's called "equality."



This reminds me of the line from "1984": "All animals are created equal, but
some are more equal than others."


What's next -- "thought crime," *a la* 1984?



Only in your own mind. I care not a fig if you choose to hate gays, blacks,
Jews, Mexicans, liberals, or even me. That is your business. Just don't
physically attack me, slander me, cheat me, discriminate against me, or
incite others to do so. Is that too much to ask?

JM