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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (111689)5/23/2009 9:13:53 AM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541348
 
An assault is an assault, the motivation for it not the issue.

Quite the contrary, the law recognizes multiple degrees of assault, manslaughter and murder based largely on motivation, intent, predeliberation and so on. If society says that an assault motivated by bigotry is worse than one without, and all defendants facing assault charges are subjected to the same bigotry standard, equal protection has applied.

Has any court said otherwise?



To: d[-_-]b who wrote (111689)5/23/2009 11:15:00 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541348
 
Well there you are
I feel exactly the opposite
because I know a good idea when I see it
Funny how that sort of opinion stuff is like that

But I'm not for the death penalty- because if you screw up, you can't make amends- even if it does work as a deterrent, and I don't like my government in the business of putting it's own citizens to death.

I would never have pegged you for anti-death penalty, but good for you


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