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Originally posted by The_Dude
if somebody assaults somebody just because of thier race/sex/sexual orientation etc...., it means that the whole group is at risk of being victims to the person.
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That is a pretty lame justification, imho. If someone commits a violent crime, the entire populace of the area is at threat of becoming another victim. We put people in jail in order to protect the populace, not just as a form of punishment.
By jailing a murderer of a gay man for twice as long as a murderer of a straight man, you are suggesting that the gay man's life is worth more than that of the straight man and that protecting the "gay community" is more important than protecting the "straight community." To make such judgements is un-American.