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Originally Posted by Willravel
You're not an absolutist on this issue. For whatever reason, Cynth is taking an absolutist stance on this, so it's not jiving with your take (a.k.a. reality).
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Oh, I see what you did there.
No the reality is that there are things on the books about crimes, and about intent, mitigating and aggravating factors...In my opinion this isn't much different than creating specific laws against talking on the cellphone or texting while driving. It's a stupid law because the CURRENT law isn't being enforced known as reckless driving.
Either we try to protect the nation as a whole to a cohesive group as a group, or we splinter them off into different groups and classes and protect one group more than another.
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Originally Posted by dippin
...crimes against certain groups were receiving significantly smaller sentences.
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and that's where it is wrong. The enforcement of the law punishment of the law should have been even for all people regardless of orientation, creed, or color.
It is a failure of the justice system itself to protect and prosecute evenly and fairly.
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