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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (125790)7/17/2005 9:11:20 PM
From: ManyMoose  Respond to of 793698
 
It's too bad the writers of that law did not consult a dictionary. As you suggest, malice might be a more appropriate modifier. Same legal result, less emotional result. Maybe.

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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (125790)7/18/2005 4:09:42 PM
From: D. Long  Respond to of 793698
 
OK, let's call them malice crimes

How bout this - we just call them crimes, and let a jury decide guilt the regular old way without all that "hate crime" stuff, which is superfluous, IMO.

If the crime was with malice and all that, it's already taken into account in convicting and sentencing. Hate crime laws are fluff that make politicians look good to their constituents.

Derek