06-18-2015, 09:15 PM
I'm not a big fan of the hate crime label.
How about we punish all crime severely and equally, regardless of why it is committed? If this monster had killed nine people at a bus stop instead of nine people at a predominately black church, it wouldn't be a hate crime?
Labeling something a 'hate crime' continues and promotes racial division.
I don't give a shit why someone commits a crime, nail them to the wall regardless of motivation. Hate black people? Hate white people? Practicing jihad? Who cares - maximum penalties handle hate just fine without the need for label or piggy-back charges.
How about we punish all crime severely and equally, regardless of why it is committed? If this monster had killed nine people at a bus stop instead of nine people at a predominately black church, it wouldn't be a hate crime?
Labeling something a 'hate crime' continues and promotes racial division.
I don't give a shit why someone commits a crime, nail them to the wall regardless of motivation. Hate black people? Hate white people? Practicing jihad? Who cares - maximum penalties handle hate just fine without the need for label or piggy-back charges.