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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 991 Views
Meh Brian - 23/10/2009 08:06:22 PM 584 Views
Federal punishment is usually harsher then state law Ryan - 23/10/2009 09:27:49 PM 565 Views
I honestly don't care that federal law is more harsh Brian - 24/10/2009 01:04:16 AM 552 Views
68-29, eh? Party line division? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 23/10/2009 08:25:07 PM 217 Views
More or less Isaac - 23/10/2009 08:35:10 PM 571 Views
All hate crime legislation is stupid..... trzaska2000 - 23/10/2009 10:15:02 PM 575 Views
I'm sure Orwell would be intrigued by his own prognosticative abilities. LiterateDog - 24/10/2009 12:52:24 AM 604 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 581 Views
Not sure I agree there Isaac - 24/10/2009 02:29:13 PM 563 Views
How about DADT, or employment non discrimination, or federal benefits for civil unions/marriages? Roland00 - 24/10/2009 01:23:06 AM 583 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 215 Views
Agreed, but Roland00 - 24/10/2009 02:12:11 AM 542 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 566 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 495 Views
Which is one of the failures of the American Justice system Brian - 24/10/2009 04:53:33 AM 531 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 598 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 584 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 553 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 536 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 680 Views
Doesn't there have to be an indication ... Nate - 24/10/2009 04:33:49 AM 547 Views
Doesn't matter, Same crime, same punishment, with no extra preference given to anyone. beckstcw - 24/10/2009 04:48:22 AM 535 Views
It does matter to what you were saying, though. Nate - 24/10/2009 06:32:32 AM 611 Views
One factor in this I don't like though Isaac - 24/10/2009 01:54:53 PM 554 Views
Correct Roland00 - 24/10/2009 04:55:43 AM 544 Views
All orientations are protected. yew - 24/10/2009 05:17:55 AM 541 Views
Isn't killing or assaulting someone already illegal? beckstcw - 24/10/2009 05:50:15 AM 529 Views
As per my reply to you above: Nate - 24/10/2009 06:42:24 AM 555 Views
I said nothing as to what I think about hate crimes laws. yew - 24/10/2009 06:47:51 AM 549 Views
yes and how many black men are sentenced for attacking white men? random thoughts - 24/10/2009 02:00:26 PM 525 Views
Couldn't say, Ray. yew - 25/10/2009 04:43:12 AM 716 Views
I don't support that anymore then I support hate crime laws. random thoughts - 25/10/2009 02:33:27 PM 566 Views
they need to throw out all of the thought crime laws *NM* random thoughts - 24/10/2009 02:04:30 PM 198 Views
Minor point. Palatine - 24/10/2009 04:46:25 PM 576 Views
Yeah I saw that and kind of scoffed as well Brian - 24/10/2009 07:57:23 PM 554 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 557 Views
That's my main objection, yes. Legolas - 25/10/2009 10:50:49 PM 545 Views
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