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To: epicure who wrote (2837)	10/17/2000 10:35:41 AM
From: Lino...	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

So you say it's OK to hate classes that haven't been officially certified to be beneficiaries of hate crime legislation? Will groups like gangs, KKK, liberals (because we all know liberals are not capable of hatred, something in their genetic make-up most likely, so they must be targets), etc, be able to apply to a govt agency for certification?

To: epicure who wrote (2837)	10/17/2000 10:52:57 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

Wouldn't it be possible that gangs would fall under "creed" due to the blood oaths and expressions of common beliefs that bind them together? Thus, members of one gang targeting members of another gang are targeting their "creed"... Why can't we make gang warfare fall under the term "Hate Crime".. After all, it's pretty clear they hate each other because of who they are... Is your definition of "hate crime" so narrow that it would not encompass gang violence?