Beware the Hate Crimes Bill!
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"A statute’s words do not tell how the law will be interpreted and applied. All laws are expansively interpreted. For example: The Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) was directed at drug-lords. Nothing in the law says anything about divorce; yet it soon was applied in divorce cases. ….
With this in mind, consider the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Opponents criticize the bill for adding a second punishment to existing punishments for acts of violence. Assault, murder, rape are crimes regardless of motivation. The penalties are sufficient, or can be made so, without applying a new crime of motivation that creates specially protected classes, such as homosexuals and minorities. To commit a violent act against a member of a specially protected class will carry a heavier punishment.
How will a court know whether a violent act was committed because of hatred or because of sexual lust or the need for money? As case law is made, the likely direction will be to eliminate intent.”
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ReplyDeleteJust read the source article:
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Unintended Consequences
By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
The source article is quite good. Suggest you all read it.
I do however have one very large bone to pick with Mr. Roberts - the main title - Unintended Consequences ....
Unintended ?????????
Who could possibly be that spectacularly naive???
How will the courts know? They will determine intent by gauging the amount of political pressure from the radical gay community. Following the "logic" used to invent the hate crime laws, it's only fair that every group in our society have it's own separate laws.
ReplyDeleteCan you say, FUBAR?