Posted on 01/26/2007 4:32:40 PM PST by doug from upland
Drudge just has a link to the LA times. I don't want to subscribe.
exactly.....
a crime is a crime is a crime
most assaults take place because someone was "stupid" but since "stupid" is not a special class of person (maybe it should be?) it's not classified as a hate crime.
I saw some vicious assaults as a cop by blacks on whites complete with "racial overtones" but I never saw that charged as a hate crime. They should be honest about these special class of crimes....
they are for whites on colored or hetero on gay crime.
I am against special crimes based on ethnicity or sexual preference. If they want to enhance the penalty for particularly disturbing incidents I have no issue with that but they should do it across the board. A person murdered or assaulted is deprived of their rights no matter what the motive.
To follow my previous comments....
Some of the worst thugs I ever saw as a cop had parents who believed their child had done no wrong, or he was oppressed by society, or whatever excuse you want to make up.
While not universally true, there is usually a sorry parent(s) behind a sorry excuse for a human.
It has to be because this was juvenile court.<<<<<
Actually, most hate crimes are prosecuted locally, with assistance from the feds when needed (via fed. hate crime legislation) for the costs of the investigation. The federal prosecution is sort of a last resort, if things are really serious and that's the best shot. Juveniles are not exempt under the fed. law, as I recall.
Thanks for the clarification.
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