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Originally posted by MikeNice81
reply to post by Wyn Hawks
i seriously doubt that the thoughts of the alleged murderer had anything to do with the DA saying it was a hate crime... the young man's words prior to the assault and murder, as well as afterwards, prove that his actions were racially motivated
His actions were motivated by racist thoughts. Punishing those thoughts does nothing. He will still have those thoughts. Others will still have those thoughts and act on them.
In America you are supposed to be free to think as you please. In my opinion hate crimes laws serve no purpose other than to make certain thought processes illegal. It opens the door to regulating other forms of thought. We have seen this come in to the developemental stage.
It has been widely published that the TSA and Homeland Security are working on ways to track the thought process of people in airports. If your brain shows certain activities that may mean you are having overly agressive thoughts they want to know. Why, because an agressive thought is a pre-terrorism indicator. So, if you are thinking of how you would like to shove your foot in your bosses rear, it would mean extra security searches and possibly being banned from your flight.
I know it sounds off topic to some. Here is the thing. It works on the same principle. It punishes people for thoughts that occured inside their brain. It does not actually address the behavior of the person. It addresses their mental process.
If they wanted to add on extra charges they easily could have gotten him for conspiracy. They could have hit him with murder one and just locked him away untill he whithered up and died. Instead they want to attack his thought process to appear harder on crime. They aren't actually addressing any problem or helping prevent crime through the law. They are pandering to emotions while paving the way for the judicial usurption of the basic American idea that every man is free to his own beliefs, thoughts, and conscience.edit on 9-8-2011 by MikeNice81 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by kaiode1
So there ya go. Unless all the cops were women, or all the cops were black (or hispanic or asian), then there's no way that could be considered a hate crime.
Unless of course you have some special definition of the term that you made up yourself. Then by all means share, because we don't seem to be on the same page with this one.
hate /heɪt/ Show Spelled [heyt] Show IPA verb, hat·ed, hat·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
2. to be unwilling; dislike: I hate to do it.
dictionary.reference.com...
Don't pretend as if this sort of thing hadn't been going on for years.
Originally posted by cj6
reply to post by ProphecyPhD
Because the guys were white they got off easily.
But lets be completely honest ppl, if it was 7 black guys beating and killing a white man they would all get the death penalty or at least life in prison.
Stop being ignorant to the truth, this country is and always will be racist.
No one really disagrees that in the current culture and climate many black men and women feel superior to whites, and a crime committed by such an individual with said mindset against a white person could clearly have been be motivated by racism. Therefore, this individual approach has been preferred over a blanket broad brush approach of past perceived ancestral sufferings, and feelings of inferiority and/or superiority of groups that encompass thousands of individuals over hundreds of years.
Originally posted by 27jd
Originally posted by SaturnFX
If you are a danger to society because of how you see people physically, and the justice system is meant to lessen the chance of you being a danger to society, then clearly the punishment that fits the crime is to remove the offending sense...
I have to strongly disagree. Many people see people with a couple nice things, and simply can't resist the urge to rob and kill them for those things. Aren't they just as much a danger to society? Violence, is violence. Motive should be irrelevant. You, like others, seem to be suggesting there should be tiers placed on violence and murder based on your personal feelings about racism. It's not illegal to be ignorant, so there shouldn't be any additional charges placed on violence done because of ignorance, rather than greed, or jealousy, etc.
Originally posted by MikeNice81
reply to post by Wyn Hawks
His actions were motivated by racist thoughts. Punishing those thoughts does nothing. He will still have those thoughts. Others will still have those thoughts and act on them.
Originally posted by MikeNice81
In my opinion hate crimes laws serve no purpose other than to make certain thought processes illegal. It opens the door to regulating other forms of thought. We have seen this come in to the developemental stage.
Originally posted by SaturnFX
You may be right. I just really hate racial attributes. I hate crimes of braindead idiots in general...so, I tend to become unreasonable towards potential solutions.
Originally posted by MikeNice81
reply to post by Viking9019
You know what, I wrote a really long scathing reply to this post. Then I realized that it would fall on deaf ears. All I can say is that I am glad you do not represent the majority opinion.edit on 9-8-2011 by MikeNice81 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ProphecyPhD
Originally posted by ReVoLuTiOn76
That sucks, but if it were to happen to a white guy...same thing, except it wouldn't be such a big deal.
When does this sort of thing happen to a "White Guy"
Originally posted by ReVoLuTiOn76
reply to post by ProphecyPhD
UUUUUUUMMMMMMMM, maybe everyday? Just like the gun-avatar guy said, there are racists in every race...DIVIDE AND CONQUER, working better than ever.
Do you really think they are super sweet to white people?
LOL!! I love the onion. Such strong messages being convey through comedy.
Originally posted by ElectricWizard
reply to post by 31Bravo
I believe later in the thread someone did list the ruling. They did not get murder they got hate crime and aggravated assault if I remember correctly?
These are kind of shameful rulings... it is obviously murder.
On the other hand the charges for other hate crimes I have seen lately have not been that great either (that I can recall). Usually the Black on White-- the justice system and media are afraid to call it what it is a "hate crime" in most situations.
I believe the closest person to call those Fair mob attacks racially charged was a Black law enforcement guy. I say guy because I forget if he was a Chief or a Sheriff. Now I love that he has the balls to say that, BUT on the other hand I feel sorry for him because there is always backlash for speaking the truth. "Uncle Tom" connotations etc.
I think when more people stand up and grow a pair you will have less racial crime. If you make something "uncool" people will not do it.. assuming I understand the dimwitted psychology behind these a-holes.
People have to get drilled with "we are part of the human race thing" instead of "DIEversity" stuff. It is hard to undo 40 or 50 years of that kind of education though. I think it is great different cultures bring different things to the table, but when you are drilled with every injustice a people has done (IN THE PAST) it seems that some folks take it to heart. No one can show a group or race of people that has done no wrong on the Earth. Every group of people has done something awful on this planet at some point or another. It is time to get over it and have some common goals as human beings and stop doing silly things. Get everyone educated, have no starving people maybe get off of this rock and explore space? How about taking our planet back from a ruling elite? Who is really your enemy? Human priorities are interesting.
Originally posted by NEWclearMind
Originally posted by ProphecyPhD
Originally posted by ReVoLuTiOn76
That sucks, but if it were to happen to a white guy...same thing, except it wouldn't be such a big deal.
When does this sort of thing happen to a "White Guy"
Seriously? Columbia, sc a month or two ago. Group of local black kids beat the crap out of a white kid. Boy almost died. Our blacks sheriff said it was not a hate crime. Don't be naive dude.
Originally posted by ReVoLuTiOn76
That sucks, but if it were to happen to a white guy...same thing, except it wouldn't be such a big deal.