Attack on a Trump Supporter to be Defined as a Hate Crime (solution, March)

[BlakeJones]

Makes sense when you think about it, beating up someone because of a specific ideology is definitely a hate crime.

Vernon Jones to Introduce Bill Making Attacks on Trump Supporters Hate Crimes
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020...s-hate-crimes/

Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones (D) will introduce legislation next week classifying attacks on President Trump’s supporters as hate crimes. “I’ve watched countless videos of Trump supporters getting attacked in the streets simply due to their support of @realDonaldTrump,” the representative tweeted on Tuesday

Since September 2015, there have been 334 reported hate crimes against the president’s supporters, according to a Breitbart News article dated March 2019. “These reported crimes include physical assaults, vandalism, and the encouraging of violence against individuals and groups based only on their personal beliefs,” the report noted

[hooligan]

No, it makes no sense and there is no way in hell this should pass.

Not any/every ideology is protected. Religion is the only one I can think of, in fact.

[2mares]

Makes as much sense as branding any crime a hate crime. Crimes aren't committed against others out of love.

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by hooligan

No, it makes no sense and there is no way in hell this should pass.

Not any/every ideology is protected. Religion is the only one I can think of, in fact.

You can't protect an ideology, but you can protect the physical safety of someone being attacked for that ideology.

Originally Posted by 2mares

Makes as much sense as branding any crime a hate crime. Crimes aren't committed against others out of love.

So abolish all hate crime statutes then

[vkhmini]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

Makes sense when you think about it, beating up someone because of a specific ideology is definitely a hate crime.

Vernon Jones to Introduce Bill Making Attacks on Trump Supporters Hate Crimes
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020...s-hate-crimes/

Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones (D) will introduce legislation next week classifying attacks on President Trump’s supporters as hate crimes. “I’ve watched countless videos of Trump supporters getting attacked in the streets simply due to their support of @realDonaldTrump,” the representative tweeted on Tuesday

Since September 2015, there have been 334 reported hate crimes against the president’s supporters, according to a Breitbart News article dated March 2019. “These reported crimes include physical assaults, vandalism, and the encouraging of violence against individuals and groups based only on their personal beliefs,” the report noted

[antinimby]

Wait, did I read this correctly? The representative introducing this is a Democrat?

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

You can't protect an ideology, but you can protect the physical safety of someone being attacked for that ideology....

You're honestly advocating that political parties become protected classes?

[vkhmini]

Originally Posted by BlakeJones

You can't protect an ideology, but you can protect the physical safety of someone being attacked for that ideology.



So abolish all hate crime statutes then

The sensible solution.

[vkhmini]

Originally Posted by antinimby

Wait, did I read this correctly? The representative introducing this is a Democrat?

Hmmmmmmm...................

[GoldenPineTree]

Originally Posted by hooligan

You're honestly advocating that political parties become protected classes?

Why not? You guys want to protect freaks of nature who think they're little girls, so this makes more sense to me.