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01-17-2007, 03:34 PM

"Stephen Harding" <smharding16@msn.com> wrote in message
news:Hqtrh.8837$Wz.7307@trndny06...
> Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote:
>
>> Prosecutors had considered charging the teens, who are black, with hate
>> crimes after one of them said Ryan was attacked because he was a "goofy
>> white kid."
>>
>> Milan said the spirit of the hate crime laws is to increase misdemeanors
>> to felonies.
>
> I have to say I think the "hate crime" laws are ridiculous.
>
> Apparently it's worse to beat someone up while hurling
> racial insults than it is to beat someone up because you
> want their money.
>
>

I also think they're ridiculous, but if they are going to be enforced they
MUST be enforced equally. It's not OK to only enforce them when a member of
a minority class is a victim, but not when white people are.

01-17-2007, 03:34 PM	#63 (permalink)
Gooserider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Two cyclists attacked and beaten in Portland "Stephen Harding" <smharding16@msn.com> wrote in message news:Hqtrh.8837$Wz.7307@trndny06... > Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote: > >> Prosecutors had considered charging the teens, who are black, with hate >> crimes after one of them said Ryan was attacked because he was a "goofy >> white kid." >> >> Milan said the spirit of the hate crime laws is to increase misdemeanors >> to felonies. > > I have to say I think the "hate crime" laws are ridiculous. > > Apparently it's worse to beat someone up while hurling > racial insults than it is to beat someone up because you > want their money. > > I also think they're ridiculous, but if they are going to be enforced they MUST be enforced equally. It's not OK to only enforce them when a member of a minority class is a victim, but not when white people are.