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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Equal protection under the law is more important than ever. You see, this new expansion of the hate crime law is a way of ensuring that gays are protected as equal members of society compared to heterosexuals.
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before this piece of legislation, was it against the law to kill a man because he was gay?
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Before this, there was no particular consequence for picking out homosexuals and targeting them with a crime.
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so you're saying there was no penalty or violation of law to kill a homosexual?
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Hate crimes law isn't about offering "better protection" for "special people." It's about protecting groups that are targeted for specific reasons related to what they are religiously, racially, ethnically, sexually, etc.
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you really don't realize that what you've said above is completely contradictory, do you?
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Do you think the gay community felt equally protected before this law was passed?
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if a gay person was killed, and their killer convicted, did the killer pay a penalty?