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But that is the point, we don't punish people for their words, we punish people for what they do. If you start analyzing motives, then you end up with a whole mess. "My black client was not commiting a hate crime, he felt oppressed by the white man and it was a cry for freedom". If you murder someone, you are guilty of murder, be it for money, lust, or because you hate mexicans.
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