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Originally Posted by roachboy
dk--you see hate crime law as distorting equal protection because you see yourself as being without what you imagine these "extra protections" to be.
so in the end, the only thing holding your position together is a sense that, somehow, you are a victim here.
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and with hate crime legislation, I become less valuable to provide protection of the law. If anothers murder is considered more tragic to society because of some special circumstance, but my murder is less tragic, therefore the offender deserves less punishment, what should one think?
you say racism/sexism/homophobism is more of a problem now than ever, so these new 'laws' are required, but you're placing the onus on the wrong people and you're incorrectly trying to provide fairness and equality.