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Re: Stupid Tales of Misplaced Zeal
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 17 Sep 2001 04:22:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Julie Krenz writes:
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> Well, yes, you're right about that. Hearing about hate crimes just leaves me
> sooo frustrated - among other feelings.
A crime is a criminal act regardless of who committed it, or their reason
for doing such. There is no distinction between crime spurned by hate or
crime spurned by love.
Hate Crimes, I imagaine, is a term created by the media to dramatise an ugly
incident. Obviously the a headline of "Man bites Dog" isn't good enough
these days.
Santosh
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Message has 2 Replies: | | Re: Stupid Tales of Misplaced Zeal
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| (...) Yes, it's a term coined for a reason... I am ambivalent about the term. It has been misused at times but it does capture the sense that the crime is particularly senseless, that it's being carried out for reasons of hate rather than for (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Stupid Tales of Misplaced Zeal
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| (...) This is not all correct. In some jurisdictions, a given criminal act can result in different charges, based on the criminal's reason for the act. For example, If an assault is primarily motivated by the perpetrator's hate for people of the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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