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Next time someone vandalizes my property, before I call the police, I'm going to hang a homo flag in my window. So when the police come out to do the report, I can tell them it was primarily a hate crime. Hate crime gets more attention and they try and solve those much faster than if it's just a plain old vandalism situation.
Correct. That's why I can't believe so many people whine so much about the US flag being burned. Who gives a ****? Right?
The reason THIS case is considered a hate crime is because the burning of the flag is meant to be a statement against a type of human. If you burn a cross on a black guy's lawn, sure you're just burning a wooden t, but let's not play dumb and pretend there is no hatred for that group of people behind that action.
by that logic, burning an American flag should likewise be a 'hate crime' since an American is a type of human.
in reality, you have no idea what kind of statement the perp intended - you're just assuming that you do.
He was not charged with burning a flag. He was charged with stealing private property and starting a fire. I do agree that 16 years is excessive and I am not a believer in hate crimes. A crime is a crime.
Yes he commited a crime. In Iowa. Meanwhile gangsta thugs in Chicago get probation for poppin some guy that wandered onto the wrong street corner without throwin the right signs for cred.
In addition to stealing and burning the banner, he threatened to burn down a strip club after he was thrown out and had police called on him, and accidentally set fire to a tire while burning the banner.
by that logic, burning an American flag should likewise be a 'hate crime' since an American is a type of human.
I was replying to someone who was replying to my comment where I already cleared up the burning of the American flag difference
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Originally Posted by RollsRoyce1
Of course, it's a failed whataboutism anyway (as most attempts usually are) because in this particular case, the hate crime is being committed against people for being the humans that they are, whereas the burning of the American flag is more of a crime being committed in protest to the way the government runs the country.
If it's an attack on a specific person, then it's a hate crime. As a more general political statement, it gets first amendment protection.
This is the correct comparison.
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