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Originally Posted by tstew
Ferd, many of the people I've heard discuss hate crime legislation are not talking about tougher sentences. Either way, I was just making an observation as to how the two sides basically argue the exact opposite thing in these two cases.
I just notice that those who bristle at the thought of not just calling a murder a murder and calling it a hate crime, find themselves on the opposite side in the terrorism thing...and vice versa for those who do like to use the hate crime label.
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Stew, the only argument about hate crime that I have ever heard revoled around extended sentances for hate crimes. That has always been the objection.
extended sentances is the reason for the legislation. It is tioe only reason for it.
I dont see any hypocracy here at all. you are comparing apples and oranges.
Hate Crime legislation is about creating an extra crime with more harsh penalty for one crimial act.
What conserviatives have said about Hasan is that he is a terrorist. No one has argued that he should face a harsher penalty for being a terrorist.
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