2007-03-14 02:37:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is used as a deterrent. It's not designed to change someone's thoughts, only their actions.
2007-03-14 02:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by apples_ll_apples 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, killing a convicted murderer doesn't change his/her mind either. But we try to make the punishment fit the crime. If you hit someone because you are angry with them about something that happened between you, you did something wrong, but at least there is some reason behind it; when someone goes out and hurts a complete stranger who has done nothing to them, then they deliberately went out to cause harm, and that is a different, and more serious crime. So the hate crime extensions punish those who would for no reason at all go out, hunt someone down, and hurt them.
2007-03-14 09:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree with hate crime laws as there are already laws in effect to prosecute people for assault, murder, stalking, harassment...why should someone that is gay, black, female, whatever else, get extra protection? Don't well deserve equal protection?
As for changing thoughts, it will not. The laws are not set to change views, they are set to deter from doing the crime and setting a penalty when you do.
2007-03-14 10:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by Jill R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're right but to commit a crime when this is the motive it just makes it more wrong, but i don't believe that the point of this is to change someones opinion.
2007-03-14 09:50:56 · answer #4 · answered by miki 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
PERHAPS,.....but as long as it deters or STOPS future actions and verbal abuse from Them and others,.....wouldn't it THEN, achieve it's purpose?
2007-03-14 09:52:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋