How will this condition be enforced? Any fairly bright person could find a way to hide a computer. I know what he will be doing.. first chance he gets.
When are people going to start taking responsibility for their own actions? I am so tired of people screwing up and then blaming the weapon they used to do it. It's your fuck up, own it.
I agree that motivation needs to be considered in any murder case. After all, it is called the "justice system." Of course any form of terrorism is deplorable and I consider hate crimes as being a form of terrorism. A violent act against a group or person based on predjudice is despicable. There are a few points that muddy this issue though. There is room for assumption and circumstantial condemnation unless it is obviously a blatent "hate crime." From another point of view, if I were the mother of a man that got robbed and murdered for his wallet, I would feel that my sons' murderer should recieve as much time as any other murderer. I can't say I would really care why someone killed him, he is now dead. What about child molesters, do they fall in the category of hate criminals? They terrorize and devastate children and their families, sometimes murdering the children after they are done torturing them. I would call this a hate crime. What about men that abuse their wives? Beat, rape and terrorize them, sometimes murdering them. They direct their hate towards women, is this a hate crime? I see murder as hate, all murder. Where is the line drawn?
IANALE, it doesn't take a law degree to understand hate. I feel for groups that are singled out and picked on, I am just not sure that legislation is the answer, I believe that educating our children to treat each other with respect would help. In my opinion, the value of a mans life isn't based on the murderers' motive, bottom line, he is dead. Why should the punishment vary?
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How will this condition be enforced? Any fairly bright person could find a way to hide a computer. I know what he will be doing.. first chance he gets.
When are people going to start taking responsibility for their own actions? I am so tired of people screwing up and then blaming the weapon they used to do it. It's your fuck up, own it.
I agree that motivation needs to be considered in any murder case. After all, it is called the "justice system." Of course any form of terrorism is deplorable and I consider hate crimes as being a form of terrorism. A violent act against a group or person based on predjudice is despicable. There are a few points that muddy this issue though. There is room for assumption and circumstantial condemnation unless it is obviously a blatent "hate crime." From another point of view, if I were the mother of a man that got robbed and murdered for his wallet, I would feel that my sons' murderer should recieve as much time as any other murderer. I can't say I would really care why someone killed him, he is now dead. What about child molesters, do they fall in the category of hate criminals? They terrorize and devastate children and their families, sometimes murdering the children after they are done torturing them. I would call this a hate crime. What about men that abuse their wives? Beat, rape and terrorize them, sometimes murdering them. They direct their hate towards women, is this a hate crime? I see murder as hate, all murder. Where is the line drawn?
IANALE, it doesn't take a law degree to understand hate. I feel for groups that are singled out and picked on, I am just not sure that legislation is the answer, I believe that educating our children to treat each other with respect would help. In my opinion, the value of a mans life isn't based on the murderers' motive, bottom line, he is dead. Why should the punishment vary?