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b_b  ·  4396 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Freedom of speech? or hate crime?
Whose quote is that? I love it. We're legislating thought crimes away by popular demand, and it scares me. I think that hate crimes are a terrible idea, in principle. If you beat someone, or kill someone, or destroy property, then you should be punished. Obviously, motive has to come into play somewhere, as in, was this crime intentional, and is the criminal likely to repeatedly offend? But where do you draw the line? I'm surprised that hate crime legislation hasn't been found unconstitutional. The current Court, as much as I don't generally like them, is certainly hell bent on protecting free speech.