Should any act of racism be a felony punishable by law?

Question

...like should Michael "Kramer" Richards be arrested by now ?

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3RjiVcIlhY

Answer 1

hell no i like being called the n word when a girl is spanking my a.s.s

Answer 2

What will the "thought police" come up with next? Who will decide what is an act of racism, or what is not!? If one size fits all, then fine, but so far reverse discrimination seems to be tolerable, whereas traditional forms of discrimination are not.

Kramer lost his temper when some African-American hecklers got the best of him during his stand up act and simply did what many African-American comics have been getting away with nightly in comedy clubs across America for the past twenty-five years. (i.e. Red Foxx, Richard Prior, Eddie Murphy, etc.) The "Honky, Whitey, and Cracker " epithets are tossed out regularly and no one seems to mind. Not to mention the fact that these same hecklers tossed out a few racist retorts and didn't seem to mind that there were white folks in the audience who were offended by their remarks as well as Kramer's. Stereo-types are also acceptable in most comic circles, when they are offensive to Caucasians only. Only comics "of color" can get away with so-called comic stereo-types aimed at their own ethnic group of origin as well as Caucasians stereotypes. Caucasians comics are only funny when they make fun of other Caucasians. It is a blatant double standard that no one seems to be able to explain.

So, when they arrest Michael Krammer, slap the cuffs on on Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappel, and Carlos Mencia too.

Answer 3

Yes and act of racism should be, acts involve people . Words are freedom of speech, Unless they instill hatred and then they should Be illegal as well . Having said that, The law should apply to all races and not just white people, as it seems to be at the moment. Racism knows no colour. Every race has racist people and they should all be branded with the same iron. Regardless of race for if they aren't,,, then that too is racism

Answer 4

As bad as his comment was what about towards the end of the incident when they called him a "Cracker" and a "F**cking Whiteboy" And I havent heard anything about their apology's for their racist remarks yet..

It's a double standard! The fact that rappers say the "N" word (No I don't use it!!) all the time!! And you hear all these little hip hop clowns refer to themselves as it again every other word...I have no problem with the fact that he snapped and called them something they probably refered to themselves as all day long anyway....It was the comment that precipitated it

"If it was 50 years ago you'd be hanging upside down with a fork in your a*s" That blew my mind...

Something like that just doesn't roll off your tongue unless you've thought about it before..That was unbelievably offensive and crossed every line there was to cross in my mind!! The dudes career has been dead for years. So I can't even say he buried himself with that comment...But he sure let people know where his mind lies..He's racist no if's ands or buts about it

Answer 5

No. Freedom of speech.

There are certain "acts of racism" which are currently against the law in terms of civil law such as employment and housing discrimination. And hate crimes are against the law in terms of the penal code. But a hate crime means committing a violent crime against someone on account of hate. It does not and it CAN NOT mean simply voicing your hatred with words.

Answer 6

No, it is free speech, conducted in a private location, so it cannot be considered hate speech.

Any act that infringes upon the rights of others, on the other hand, should be a felony.

Answer 7

I understand the logic, but, in reality, I suspect that the phrase, "act of racism," would be as difficult to define as what constitutes, "obscene material."

From a legal standpoint, it would be similar to opening another Pandora's Box of litigation and long, costly trials.
And, as is often the case, the verdicts would be directly proportional to the defense attorneys' fees.

Answer 8

No. Anyone is entitled to their opinion under freedom of speech. But if someone is assaulted, or worse killed, then yes. They would be arrested just like anyone else who commits a felony.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

For what ?
What he said was over the top but it was done in the confines of what looked to be a comedy club where people pay to get in and listen to him speak. And they were free to leave when they heard things that offended them.

Answer 11

Yes and no.

Yes because, if not, idiots like KKK and the lot will be showing their nasty heads. No, because unless everyone of us denounce racism and try to build a society based on merit there is no cure for it.