Difference between revisions of "Hate crime"
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Liberals promote hate crime legislation for two reasons: (1) to publicize and sometimes exaggerate the importance of prejudice and (2) to legitimize certain lifestyles by declaring them to be protected by law. Under the second reason, hate crime legislation is a stepping stone for a lifestyle to become protected under anti-discrimination laws. | Liberals promote hate crime legislation for two reasons: (1) to publicize and sometimes exaggerate the importance of prejudice and (2) to legitimize certain lifestyles by declaring them to be protected by law. Under the second reason, hate crime legislation is a stepping stone for a lifestyle to become protected under anti-discrimination laws. | ||
| − | A ladder | + | A ladder to legislate social acceptance and promotion of a lifestyle would look like this: |
| − | + | bottom rung: hate crime legislation to recognize and accept the lifestyle | |
| − | + | middle rung: anti-discrimination legislation to favor and promote the lifestyle | |
| − | + | top rung: affirmative action to fully promote the lifestyle | |
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The new Speaker of the House for the 2007-2008 Congress, Nancy Pelosi, seeks to pass hate crime legislation proposed in the prior session of Congress in H.R.3132. | The new Speaker of the House for the 2007-2008 Congress, Nancy Pelosi, seeks to pass hate crime legislation proposed in the prior session of Congress in H.R.3132. | ||
Revision as of 02:59, December 30, 2006
A hate crime is an unlawful act motivated by prejudice against a type of person or lifestyle. Hate crime legislation imposes additional punishment motivated by such prejudice.
Liberals promote hate crime legislation for two reasons: (1) to publicize and sometimes exaggerate the importance of prejudice and (2) to legitimize certain lifestyles by declaring them to be protected by law. Under the second reason, hate crime legislation is a stepping stone for a lifestyle to become protected under anti-discrimination laws.
A ladder to legislate social acceptance and promotion of a lifestyle would look like this:
bottom rung: hate crime legislation to recognize and accept the lifestyle middle rung: anti-discrimination legislation to favor and promote the lifestyle top rung: affirmative action to fully promote the lifestyle
The new Speaker of the House for the 2007-2008 Congress, Nancy Pelosi, seeks to pass hate crime legislation proposed in the prior session of Congress in H.R.3132.