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Originally Posted by Gilda
I disagree. If racism did not exist, there would be no need for such laws. In addition such laws do the opposite of giving anybody different treatment, they seek to eliminate different treatment based on race, sex, sexuality, nationality, etc. Other than the Americans With Disabilities Act, I know of no civil rights law that specifies any specific group for protection. The laws don't list groups that cannot be discriminated against, they list classes that cover both minorities and majorities.
For example, a typical equal opportunity clause might list sex, race, national origin, orientation, gender identity and expression. Each of those offers protection for all people. "Sex" says you cannot discriminate against men or women. "Race" offers protection for blacks, Hispanics, whites, Asians, Pacific Islanders, etc. Orientation protects gays, bisexuals, straights, asexuals. Gender identity and expression protects both transgendered and cisgendered people.
Gilda
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If you're a white guy and kill another white guy is it less of a crime than killing a black man? I don't think so... If you're a man and kill another man is it less of a crime than killing a woman? I dont' think so either. If you kill a straight man it is just a murder, but if you killed a gay it is a hate crime? common!, hate and passion is almost always present in any murder.
Killing for money, race, a cell phone or a pair of sneakers or any other motivation doesn't alter the fact of the killing, the protected right that has been violated is always the same "the right to live", the same happens if you're not allowed to enter a restaurant for whatever reason, the protected right that is been violated is you're "freedom of locomotion" and the same applies to any other instances, but when you the Law starts with bullcrap like, there has to me at leaset x percentage of some minority in this company-institution-organization, there is where problems arise. When the law says that there will be a different punishment if you kill someone of a different sex, race, sexual orientation or religion, once again there is a problem, becuase the law is making distintions amongst the people, and people must be equal in the eyes of justice, no wonder why whenever justice is depicted, she has her eyes bandaged.
Human rights are called human rights for a reason, those are the rights of ALL HUMANS, not the rights of the muslims, whites, latinos, women, etc... before been all those titles one is HUMAN and humans are equal in rights, no matter what race, religion, nationality, sexual preference or favorite football team one has.
One last thing, I'm not saying that racism is unexistant, what i'm saying is that racism is not a crime but the actions one makes been racist can constitute a crime.