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Old 04-28-2005, 05:39 PM   #28 (permalink)
alansmithee
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Originally Posted by Kadath
I don't think anything is funny about the death of Matthew Shepard. I also object to the idea that the crime is somehow less horrifying if it was motivated by money instead of hate.
But isn't that the whole point of hate crime designations? That if a crime is motivated by something other than hate it's a lesser offense? Or is it just horrifying because the victim was gay?
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