Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Free Press Article
I think the article by Senator Leahy was a good one. I agree that there should be a stronger federal legislation over hate crimes. States are still in charge of themselves when it comes to most cases, but this provides back-up as in addition to the state laws. I think it is a good idea to push hate crime legislation because crimes motivated by hate should have zero tolerance. Bigotry is not a value of this country and we should take whatever measures necessary to get rid of it. I do not think it will get to the point where every little will considered a hate crime, but many others do. I think at some point you must draw the line about what is reasonable.
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I agree with Kevin in the statement that bigotry should not be a value that is condoned in American society, but at the same time I feel the opposite way about hate crime legislation. We should not have protected groups under hate crime legislation, motivation for crime should have no bearing on sentencing, what matters is that you committed the said crime and should be punished because you committed the crime not why you committed the crime.
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