[quote=6packscaredy]not really a critique of hate crime legislation per se, but instead that it is being applied unequally that is, we don’t charge blacks with hate crimes on whites…
this knockout thing has the feel of end time anarchy…
i guess probably affirmative action and hate crime views are going to line up pretty close…perhaps hate crimes against gays legislation will phase out as more and more people in normal society feel gays are ok to remain living and don’t have to be killed.[/quote]
IMHO, all violent crimes committed against innocent people are “hate crimes.” Why isn’t rape a hate crime? The perpetrators are clearly targeting certain types of people (usually women who are weaker than they are). And women have been oppressed every bit as much as gays, blacks, etc. throughout history.
ALL violent crimes committed against innocent, unsuspecting people should be punished in the most severe way. The types of people who commit these crimes, usually sociopaths, cannot be rehabilitated. We should get them off the streets permanently.
And, paramount, you’re way off base on the whole socialist thing. I’m a socialist, but detest the notion of “hate crimes” against a very narrow category of victims being categorized separately from any other similar crime.
