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To: Lane3 who wrote (61904)4/26/2008 4:32:44 PM
From: Travis_Bickle  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 541877
 
Racism is too nebulous a concept to be illegal in any way shape or form, I doubt there is a single statute in the entire US Coded that addresses it.

Generally if you are going to punish someone for violating a statute it has to be clear what exactly the person is guilty of.



To: Lane3 who wrote (61904)4/26/2008 4:35:02 PM
From: Mary Cluney  Respond to of 541877
 
<<<The underlying crime isn't any more grievous when the perpetrator has hate in his heart.>>>

Maybe mitigating <g>.

Gee, Officer Krupke, we're very upset;
We never had the love that ev'ry child oughta get.
We ain't no delinquents,
We're misunderstood.
Deep down inside us there is good!


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