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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
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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But the limited recognition of intent is in part what led to that. Being able to claim heat of the moment out of one's own bigotry to reduce the charge or the sentence actually fell within the letter of the law.