kokonut
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Hate crimes are essentially *thought* crimes- it's not bad enough to simply commit a crime, committing a thought crime raises the stakes. Hate crime laws (like many other poorly thought out laws) create and attract exploitation and corruption, they actually offer incentives for crying wolf- without really having any effect on the things it purports to hinder.
Hate crimes are essentially *thought* crimes- it's not bad enough to simply commit a crime, committing a thought crime raises the stakes. Hate crime laws (like many other poorly thought out laws) create and attract exploitation and corruption, they actually offer incentives for crying wolf- without really having any effect on the things it purports to hinder.
I agree. It's really an insidious concept that can be used eventually against free speech.
Both of you seems don't understand about hate crime laws.
Hate crimes are essentially *thought* crimes- it's not bad enough to simply commit a crime, committing a thought crime raises the stakes. Hate crime laws (like many other poorly thought out laws) create and attract exploitation and corruption, they actually offer incentives for crying wolf- without really having any effect on the things it purports to hinder.