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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 02:46 PM Original message |
How Christian conservative activists spread a vicious lie about a hate crimes bill |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. We don't need "Hate crime legislation" |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Sorry, but a person who's the victim of a crime because he or she is gay, black, Jewish, Muslim etc. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. But , violation of civil rights is already a crime. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Were do you draw the line, |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. there is no hatred of red hair, your analogy is absurd |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. That's subjective. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Then you don't understand what hate crime legislation is about. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. see my response above. |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. nobody beats and drags behind a truck, heteros simply because they are straight |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Again, overly subjective. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 09:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Why should I? |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I did read and consider your's... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. OK, putting it that way I can see your point, but there is the aspect |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Just to make it easier to prosecute,in my opinion, |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You don't understand common law |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Agian see above, it's a slippery slope to the thought police. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. How so? |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. "mens rea" is simply "criminal intent" nothing to do with motive. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It's like "scienter" -and measures "culpability" |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Assuming your assumption, |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. this is a problem of naming: just call it terrorism |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. "We don't need laws against genocide because murder is illegal." A. Hitler.* |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-08-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. yep. if Shepherd was straight, his murder would have had reverberations for his friends & family |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-07-07 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. They Say This Because That's What They Would Do! |
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roseBudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-09-07 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
25. The ONLY reason the killers of Byrd & Shepherd were eligible for the death penalty is because... |
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