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Re: Stupid Tales of Misplaced Zeal
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Mon, 17 Sep 2001 13:33:45 GMT
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Larry Have you not seen the film "The Goadfather"? Parts I,III & IV, I
believe ;-)
Yes point noted about the spelling, thanks, and more appreciated that you
understood what I meant.
Incidentally, has anyone else noticed how rather dumb some news reporters
seem behind their big news desk when there's no auto-cue to guide them? As
usually happens during major breaking news.
Its almost as if they're only there to appear intelligent.
Santosh
*Gaps may be no less significant than substance, those are conspicuous gaps,
now what of the substance?*
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Santosh Bhat writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Julie Krenz writes:
> >
> > >
> > > 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.
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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 personal gain of the criminal like a run of the mill bank
> robbery.
>
> But your point that crime is crime seems well taken. (although it's spurred,
> rather than spurned I think. To spurn is to turn away, to spur is to goad
> into action)
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