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Originally Posted by Frosstbyte
Your point about recidivism (if you want to call it that) isn't a bad one, will. I'd buy that, but to me that speaks more to the failure of our justice system to address the causes of crime and rehabilitating criminals than it does to the need to have specifically designated hate crimes.
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I'd argue that's one of the biggest failures as a whole society, really. Rehabilitation isn't a part of our prison system.
Recidivism is at the core of intent in the legal system, by my layman's understanding. Accidents happen but are unlikely to be repeated. If an intent to murder is ongoing, the individual poses a potential long-term danger to society.