If I overreacted and beat up another straight guy for hitting on my sister, that's more acceptable than if I overreacted and beat up a gay guy for hitting on my brother?
Seems like I as a straight person am being discriminated against, being told that my well-being is worth less. Same goes for all hate-crime legislation.
Seems like I as a straight person am being discriminated against, being told that my well-being is worth less. Same goes for all hate-crime legislation.
... that you did it because he was gay? If you beat him up just because he was hitting on your brother and you're overprotective, but you don't actually care if he's gay or not, then that shouldn't be a hate crime. But if it is done because you hate his sexual orientation, then it is a hate crime.
In the same way, if you beat up the straight guy because he was straight, and you hate straight guys, that's also a hate crime, since you hate his sexual orientation (ie. heterosexual).
I don't know if this is actually how it's enforced, but that's what makes sense to me.
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Matthew Shepard act passed
- 23/10/2009 07:54:07 PM
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Meh
- 23/10/2009 08:06:22 PM
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I'm sure Orwell would be intrigued by his own prognosticative abilities.
- 24/10/2009 12:52:24 AM
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Didn't we already slice crimes by degree of intention (e.g., murder vs. manslaughter) pre-Orwell?
- 24/10/2009 05:23:56 AM
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How about DADT, or employment non discrimination, or federal benefits for civil unions/marriages?
- 24/10/2009 01:23:06 AM
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See..this is much more important than Hate Crime Legislation, and it actually accomplishes something *NM*
- 24/10/2009 01:52:31 AM
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Agreed, but
- 24/10/2009 02:12:11 AM
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I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me
- 24/10/2009 02:22:46 AM
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I'm sure the law is not supposed to deter crime, but rather to ensure justice.
- 24/10/2009 03:49:58 AM
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Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me
- 24/10/2009 04:07:52 AM
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Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me
- 24/10/2009 04:51:43 AM
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Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me
- 24/10/2009 05:02:27 AM
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Re: I'd be more supportive of hate crime legislation as a whole if it made any real sense to me
- 24/10/2009 05:27:35 AM
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So it's inherently worse for a gay man to get beaten up than a straight guy?
- 24/10/2009 03:45:43 AM
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Doesn't there have to be an indication ...
- 24/10/2009 04:33:49 AM
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Doesn't matter, Same crime, same punishment, with no extra preference given to anyone.
- 24/10/2009 04:48:22 AM
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All orientations are protected.
- 24/10/2009 05:17:55 AM
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yes and how many black men are sentenced for attacking white men?
- 24/10/2009 02:00:26 PM
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Minor point.
- 24/10/2009 04:46:25 PM
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well since almost everything he said turned out to be BS why not that too?
- 25/10/2009 02:36:25 PM
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