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All orientations are protected. yew Send a noteboard - 24/10/2009 05:17:55 AM
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.

It's one thing to question whether these sorts of laws are effective in achieving their purported aims. It's quite another to imagine you're being discriminated against because you don't fit the description of a group of people who are often discriminated against.

Should you get straight-bashed, you're covered. Maybe you could just be happy that it's exceedingly unlikely to happen.
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Matthew Shepard act passed Dominic - 23/10/2009 07:54:07 PM 899 Views
Meh Brian - 23/10/2009 08:06:22 PM 512 Views
Federal punishment is usually harsher then state law Ryan - 23/10/2009 09:27:49 PM 501 Views
I honestly don't care that federal law is more harsh Brian - 24/10/2009 01:04:16 AM 489 Views
68-29, eh? Party line division? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 23/10/2009 08:25:07 PM 185 Views
More or less Isaac - 23/10/2009 08:35:10 PM 501 Views
All hate crime legislation is stupid..... trzaska2000 - 23/10/2009 10:15:02 PM 510 Views
I'm sure Orwell would be intrigued by his own prognosticative abilities. LiterateDog - 24/10/2009 12:52:24 AM 519 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 502 Views
Not sure I agree there Isaac - 24/10/2009 02:29:13 PM 491 Views
How about DADT, or employment non discrimination, or federal benefits for civil unions/marriages? Roland00 - 24/10/2009 01:23:06 AM 507 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 182 Views
Agreed, but Roland00 - 24/10/2009 02:12:11 AM 479 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 485 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 427 Views
Which is one of the failures of the American Justice system Brian - 24/10/2009 04:53:33 AM 459 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 529 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 502 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 482 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 462 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 603 Views
Doesn't there have to be an indication ... Nate - 24/10/2009 04:33:49 AM 466 Views
Doesn't matter, Same crime, same punishment, with no extra preference given to anyone. beckstcw - 24/10/2009 04:48:22 AM 458 Views
It does matter to what you were saying, though. Nate - 24/10/2009 06:32:32 AM 534 Views
One factor in this I don't like though Isaac - 24/10/2009 01:54:53 PM 477 Views
Correct Roland00 - 24/10/2009 04:55:43 AM 476 Views
All orientations are protected. yew - 24/10/2009 05:17:55 AM 473 Views
Isn't killing or assaulting someone already illegal? beckstcw - 24/10/2009 05:50:15 AM 462 Views
As per my reply to you above: Nate - 24/10/2009 06:42:24 AM 480 Views
I said nothing as to what I think about hate crimes laws. yew - 24/10/2009 06:47:51 AM 477 Views
yes and how many black men are sentenced for attacking white men? random thoughts - 24/10/2009 02:00:26 PM 450 Views
Couldn't say, Ray. yew - 25/10/2009 04:43:12 AM 630 Views
I don't support that anymore then I support hate crime laws. random thoughts - 25/10/2009 02:33:27 PM 495 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 505 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 485 Views
That's my main objection, yes. Legolas - 25/10/2009 10:50:49 PM 476 Views
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