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Originally Posted by matthew330
Will, I've probably wanted to kill 10 people a day for the last 20 years.
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How does that make you feel?
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Originally Posted by matthew330
Whether or not we act on it makes all the difference. You act on it once, you can act on it twice and once someone has crossed that very clear line, why are you willing to put other people at risk because "all of us have the potential". It makes no sense.
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If the intent is a one time thing, there's no way to determine if that person is more likely to kill again. A man kills his wife's lover in a fit of rage, he's not necessarily likely to kill again, and anyone that says otherwise is simply guessing. Guessing plays no part in our justice system.
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Originally Posted by matthew330
What do you mean by "it shouldn't be" with regard to hate crimes. You're the one supporting the hate crime which distinguishes between the two.
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I'm explaining the existence of hate crimes. If a gay man hates straight people because of their lifestyle choice and kills one of them for that reason, it's just as hateful as the opposite.
BTW, there's no burden of proof in the Palin laughing thing, so it's not on either of you to prove it. It's also incredibly moot.