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I'm sure Orwell would be intrigued by his own prognosticative abilities. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 24/10/2009 12:52:24 AM
Let the thought crimes commence.

And naming this law for Shepard and Byrd is just stupid. No hate crimes law was needed in their cases. Is the death penalty or life imprisonment not enough punishment for the offenders?
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Matthew Shepard act passed Dominic - 23/10/2009 07:54:07 PM 901 Views
Meh Brian - 23/10/2009 08:06:22 PM 514 Views
Federal punishment is usually harsher then state law Ryan - 23/10/2009 09:27:49 PM 504 Views
I honestly don't care that federal law is more harsh Brian - 24/10/2009 01:04:16 AM 492 Views
68-29, eh? Party line division? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 23/10/2009 08:25:07 PM 186 Views
More or less Isaac - 23/10/2009 08:35:10 PM 503 Views
All hate crime legislation is stupid..... trzaska2000 - 23/10/2009 10:15:02 PM 513 Views
I'm sure Orwell would be intrigued by his own prognosticative abilities. LiterateDog - 24/10/2009 12:52:24 AM 522 Views
Didn't we already slice crimes by degree of intention (e.g., murder vs. manslaughter) pre-Orwell? Burr - 24/10/2009 05:23:56 AM 504 Views
Not sure I agree there Isaac - 24/10/2009 02:29:13 PM 494 Views
How about DADT, or employment non discrimination, or federal benefits for civil unions/marriages? Roland00 - 24/10/2009 01:23:06 AM 510 Views
See..this is much more important than Hate Crime Legislation, and it actually accomplishes something *NM* Brian - 24/10/2009 01:52:31 AM 183 Views
Agreed, but Roland00 - 24/10/2009 02:12:11 AM 482 Views
I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me Brian - 24/10/2009 02:22:46 AM 487 Views
I'm sure the law is not supposed to deter crime, but rather to ensure justice. Burr - 24/10/2009 03:49:58 AM 428 Views
Which is one of the failures of the American Justice system Brian - 24/10/2009 04:53:33 AM 461 Views
Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me Roland00 - 24/10/2009 04:07:52 AM 531 Views
Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me Brian - 24/10/2009 04:51:43 AM 504 Views
Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me Roland00 - 24/10/2009 05:02:27 AM 484 Views
Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me Brian - 24/10/2009 05:27:35 AM 465 Views
So it's inherently worse for a gay man to get beaten up than a straight guy? beckstcw - 24/10/2009 03:45:43 AM 606 Views
Doesn't there have to be an indication ... Nate - 24/10/2009 04:33:49 AM 469 Views
Doesn't matter, Same crime, same punishment, with no extra preference given to anyone. beckstcw - 24/10/2009 04:48:22 AM 460 Views
It does matter to what you were saying, though. Nate - 24/10/2009 06:32:32 AM 537 Views
One factor in this I don't like though Isaac - 24/10/2009 01:54:53 PM 480 Views
Correct Roland00 - 24/10/2009 04:55:43 AM 479 Views
All orientations are protected. yew - 24/10/2009 05:17:55 AM 475 Views
Isn't killing or assaulting someone already illegal? beckstcw - 24/10/2009 05:50:15 AM 465 Views
As per my reply to you above: Nate - 24/10/2009 06:42:24 AM 483 Views
I said nothing as to what I think about hate crimes laws. yew - 24/10/2009 06:47:51 AM 479 Views
yes and how many black men are sentenced for attacking white men? random thoughts - 24/10/2009 02:00:26 PM 452 Views
Couldn't say, Ray. yew - 25/10/2009 04:43:12 AM 633 Views
I don't support that anymore then I support hate crime laws. random thoughts - 25/10/2009 02:33:27 PM 498 Views
they need to throw out all of the thought crime laws *NM* random thoughts - 24/10/2009 02:04:30 PM 172 Views
Minor point. Palatine - 24/10/2009 04:46:25 PM 508 Views
Yeah I saw that and kind of scoffed as well Brian - 24/10/2009 07:57:23 PM 492 Views
well since almost everything he said turned out to be BS why not that too? random thoughts - 25/10/2009 02:36:25 PM 488 Views
That's my main objection, yes. Legolas - 25/10/2009 10:50:49 PM 479 Views
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