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Originally Posted by rahl
Yes I do know that is has been around for quite a while. I'm just of the opinion that in order to irradicate inequality(racism, homophobia etc.) then all must be on an equal footing, not be divided into subgroups under the law. Again just my opinion.
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And again, the law doesn't divide into subgroups, protects certain groups or anything like that. It treats crimes motivated by race, religion, sexual orientation and so on differently because they are different. Hate crimes involve an element of intimidation against the community that make its effect go beyond the specific crime and the law needs to recognize that.