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Hate Crimes? Thought Crimes? Crimethink?

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Message 58 of 131 (763460)
07-25-2015 12:43 AM 		Reply to: Message 56 by Coyote
07-24-2015 10:32 PM

Re: OK, someone has to do it
I suppose you already understand it was not really the face that launched a thousand ships, whatever the press release said.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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01-01-2016 9:09 AM 		Reply to: Message 69 by Hyroglyphx
01-01-2016 7:50 AM

Hyrpglyphx writes:
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It seems to me that in both cases of deliberate, planned murder, both would get the maximum sentence.
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I agree, so what is the need or purpose of the hate crime other than to punish people for their social ills that, by themselves, are not crimes at all?
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Do you feel the same way about our special laws concerning violence against law enforcement officers?
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How about kids? Rape is rape--do you also reject laws on pedophlic crimes?
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01-01-2016 7:41 PM 		Reply to: Message 72 by Jon
01-01-2016 2:28 PM

Answer my questions before asking yours. That's just manners.
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