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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
I certainly hope you'll forgive any perceived condescension, but will, if you don't know that every single day there are white people killed by black or hispanic people and the media doesn't give a damn, nor do most in the justice system....but god help the white person who kills a black man because then we get to hear jesse jackson and al sharpton rail and rant about the blatant racism in (name your city) and that they expect the DA to charge a hate crime. Face reality my brother, you and I are the most discriminated against species on the planet at this time.
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I have to ask, do you understand that this discussion's roots lie in the motives behind the crime? If a black person kills a white one for a theft, or for revenge, or for taking his wife, that's one motive; it's not a valid motive to kill a person, but none-the-less, there is a perceived "reason" for the murder, which has nothing to do with hate for who the person is, but hate for what the person has done. If a black man kills a white man for being white, that's a hate crime; the murder arose only because of hate for the race, and had nothing to do what whatever the deceased has done, or whether he was a good person or not.
What's worse? "I'm going to kill that guy for wrecking my car and not having insurance," or, "I'm going to kill that guy for being a cracker (or nigger, spick...whatever, you get the point).
I see a significant difference here, and I'm sure others do as well.