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Interesting that the results of your poll are so lopsided. Hate crime laws appear to be unpopular across the political spectrum. I assumed that it was mostly conservatives who were against hate crime legislation.
Glad you posted this poll. We've learned something new.
Interesting that the results of your poll are so lopsided. Hate crime laws appear to be unpopular across the political spectrum. I assumed that it was mostly conservatives who were against hate crime legislation.
Glad you posted this poll. We've learned something new.
Thanks.
It would be interesting to see a broader poll on this with a liberal/conserative or Repub/Dem breakdown.
You mean some people commit a crime against those they like??? I never heard of that.
I thought the definition of a crime was hurting someone you hate or at least care nothing about. If you kill someone you loved, like in a fit of rage, I thnk you suddenly hate the person at that moment.
The thread about adding sexual orientation to hate crime laws made me think...many people in the future may begin committing these "hate crimes" against those who are liberal or conservative depending on their personal ideology. Some of the hostility shown on this forum is a perfect example of what seems to be the case in our country.
I'm talking about crimes that may be against one person, but that are meant to make a statement to the entire group.
EDIT: the poll answer choices should say "only if the laws ONLY protect...." for both of those choices. It'd be great if a mod would edit it....thanks.
May as well add political affiliation to Equal Employment Opportunity laws too.
Should an environmentalist who slashes the tires on a Hummer, or fire bombs a dealership, be charged under hate crimes legislation, and given a longer prison sentence? What about a liberal anti-military nut be fined more for littering in front of a military recruitment office?
I think all hate crimes legislation should be eliminated, a crime is a crime.
Should an environmentalist who slashes the tires on a Hummer, or fire bombs a dealership, be charged under hate crimes legislation, and given a longer prison sentence?
the word 'hate' is becoming so overused, it's pretty near lost all meaning.
Just like the word "socialist". Sarah Palin used it so much, I can't even think of that word any more without hearing her voice in my head - with that unusual accent of hers.
Hate crimes laws make as much sense as jealousy crimes laws.
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