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To: epicure who wrote (2817)10/17/2000 10:11:34 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10042
 
the gay person is being beaten up for WHO he is.

Would a gang member in LA, who kills a rival gang member in a drive by shooting, be guilty of a "hate crime"?



To: epicure who wrote (2817)10/17/2000 10:41:04 AM
From: Mike M2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10042
 
The Fourteenth Amendment - " equal protection under the law" Judges have enough latitude in sentencing to factor in hate crimes. Mike



To: epicure who wrote (2817)10/17/2000 12:03:25 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10042
 
if we want to try to stomp out people viewing each other as part of collectives and not as individuals.

You want to view people as individuals and then because of that you support the law dealing with them as groups or collectives??

Tim


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