Re: Sad Symptom
Alvin Toda wrote:
Fred Ghadry wrote:
His last sentence says it all. There is no such thing as a "hate" crime.
The police ask for that designation because it's often difficult to
convict without overwhelming evidence. Peers of the defendant are
skeptical of prosecution's case.
How does calling it a "hate crime" make it easier to convict a suspect?
Does calling it thus automatically make the evidence more believable? Is
there a different level of punishment meted out to haters? Does a hate
murderer go through some special death procedure not imposed on ordinary
murderers?
Having an extra strong deterrent makes a plea bargain much easier.
This theory is incomprehensible to me.
"Hate crimes" are a pure political invention designed only to make
victims or their family "feel" good. The whole thing is silly.
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