2007-02-13 08:40:59 · 4 answers · asked by oh joy! 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends upon what the hate crime is. In many states, it's merely an enhancement on the crime. So if you beat someone up with a dangerous weapon, that's assault -- perhaps a felony. If you beat someone up with a dangerous weapon because he was Muslim, that's "hate crime" assault (whatever it would be called in that particular state). In most states, that just means that the penalty gets shot up, or there's a mandatory minimum, or the like.
2007-02-13 09:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by Perdendosi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with perdendos. Like any other crime, there are degrees of culpability. There are grafitti hate crime and there are assault hate crimes and there are murder hate crimes. Putting the hate tag onto the crime increases the culpability of the crime and the length of the sentence. In capital crimes, the hate factor would be an aggravating circumstance allowing the maximum punishment to be affixed.
2007-02-13 17:41:36 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very very bad punishment. There were news reports about how a kid stomped, sotomized, and mutilated another kid due to race hatred. Luckily the kid that got attacked survived.
2007-02-13 17:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is that?
2007-02-13 16:48:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋