Re: Hate Crimes Are Thought Crimes
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Originally Posted by mr wonder
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I oppose hate crimes in general because no one should receive less or more punishment based on the sex, sexual orientation,race, religion of ethnicity of their victim. If a person is killed because of money or some other reason that doesn't have to do with sex, sexual orientation,race, religion of ethnicity. Is that victim's loved saying to themselves well at least he or she wasn't killed because of their sex, sexual orientation,race, religion of ethnicity"? **** no. If you are in Texas, Oklahoma or some other state with the death penalty then a convicted criminal should get the death penalty if they commit 1st degree murder, not because of some thought crime.
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