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April 30, 2009
House Passes Hate Crimes Bill
This was yesterday, but I didn't really give it a second glance when I saw the headline. It's not really one of those things that should take a lot of time to think about.
Question: Should some criminals be punished more than other criminals who commit the exact same crimes merely because they had "objectionable" thoughts at the time they commited their crimes (and were dumb enough to express those thoughts aloud)?
Answer: Of course not, FUCKWIT. FY, NQ.
Grand High Muckity-Prez Obama the First of His Name disagrees:
Obama strongly supported the measure, which he dubbed an "important civil rights issue" in a statement late Tuesday urging Congress to approve the bill.
Current law gives national law-enforcement authorities jurisdiction over hate crimes only when directed at individuals on the basis of race, religion, color or national origin, and only when the victim is targeted because he or she is engaged in a federally protected activity, such as voting.
The new measure would expand protections to include gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim, and would expand help from Washington to local authorities to punish hate crimes.
It's old, it's tired, it's damn-near worn out from abuse, but I hafta say it: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
posted by Gabriel Malor at
10:57 AM
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