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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (5277)2/9/2001 5:49:53 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
Threaten often enough to beat up faggots, and gays in your area will keep to themselves, because they are outnumbered. That's the use of violence to control. That's what hate crime legislation is about.

If the threat or the actual actions (beating people up, killing them whatever) is severe enough to deserve punishment then it should be punsihed. If I kill you then send me away (or to the chair) for murder. If I rob you or beat you I should face stiff penaltees. It doesn't have to be a hate crime, if I just want your money my actions are just as bad. If you have tough laws in place against people who extort, and steal, and beat, and kill and you enforce those laws then you don't need hate crimes laws.

Tim
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