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Old 02-20-2005, 09:40 PM   #15 (permalink)
Lebell
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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
Am I the only one who finds the legal category, "hate crime," a bit absurd? Why do two motives for otherwise identical crimes deserve different sentences?
No, you are not the only one.

It is a ridiculous thing, IMO, to impose different penalties for the same crime based on something called "hate".

I also find Host's post pointless, unless he's arguing that some forms of speech should not be protected because he finds them disagreeable.
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