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Originally Posted by dblack
We have differing punishments for crimes depending on intent. That's the whole idea behind the various "degrees" of murder. I think it's fine, for example, to distinguish between vandalism thats more of a thoughtless prank and burning a cross in the yard of a targeted minority.
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Well, the latter would also be trespass. In any case, it should not be punished any differently just because the guy got off on being a racist vs. getting off on being mischievous. What would you say to the punishments regarding a person who kills someone for money vs. someone who kills a minority because he is a minority? Seems to me like they made a decision based on the rewards (money or pleasure) and intentionally carried it out. Why should one be punished differently?
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We just need to ensure that a real crime is being committed and avoid letting the concept morph into "thought crime". Just hating someone isn't harming them. Inspiring your neighbors to form a lynch mob is.
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It's called free speech. If the mob does anything, take action against them.