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Re: Voluntary, private discrimination (Was: Disparicies in Sentencing)
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Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:06:58 GMT
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Naji Norder wrote:
> I've read and heard so much about soldiers being able to "kill without thought"
> that I can't agree with this completely. If you don't have any morals, then
> you might not have to "hate" to kill.
Just to clarify, I was speaking of just citizenry, and everyday life. The
military and soldiers is a totally different arena. The military trains you not
to feel "bad" about killing people, it is one of your duties, if you are ordered
so.
> I'm not implying, of course, that people
> who don't mind killing others should get away with it. I'm just saying that
> some crimes might not involve hate.
I am just saying "hate crimes" are totally wrong headed. Punish the crime, not
the thoughts.
> Also, if a soldier can be trained to do
> it, then anyone might do it.
Of course.
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> I'm not a fan of the thought police myself. Consider this: there has been much
> debate about banning the burning of the US flag. However, in all of this, they
> never mention that it is and would continue to be fine to burn it in retirement
> ceremonies. I've been to those myself in Boy Scouts. We all gather around a
> great pyre, and salute a flag that has served its duty well, as it is burned.
> After all, the only two ways to properly dispose of a flag is to burn it or
> bury it. This is why I can't agree with any "flag burning" amendment. If you
> can burn it out of respect, but it is made illegal to burn it out of contempt,
> then you are being prosecuted based on your thoughts.
I don't like anyone burning the flag, but it is a first amendment issue, and one
I feel, cannot be held up. It is unconstitutional to ban burning it. I know how
veterans are distressed, I would be as well, but there will always be
malcontents in society, one thing I have learned to deal with.
> There has been news recently of a few Native Americans charged in a hate crime
> of killing a white person. Not exactly what you are speaking about, but close.
Interesting. You don't here that on the news, I can't imagine why (a left-wing
bias, perhaps?) I still think it is bad law. Prosecute them as murderers, not
illogical thinkers! I think racism is very ignorant, but if you want to think
that way, that's your problem. If you act on it, be prepared to face the
consequences!
>
> Naji
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