Why is the media not covering the current hate crimes legislation in Congress?

Question

If you know who is, let me know.

Answer 1

TriPolar, you said there is no such thing as 'hate crimes'. You are right that all crimes are hate; thus no crime should be singled out as a 'hate crime'. A crime is a crime.

BUT there are groups with money who are successfully campaigning for hate crime bills. During Clinton, one was successfully run through, and did very many of us know about it?

RIGHT NOW, work is being done on a very strong bill that would allow quite a huge measure to be taken on anyone who speaks up, says ANYTHING in disagreement with a particular lifestyle. In fact, if you look at the language, you will find even if you say something against an individual about some other subject, but he happens to be in a gay-relationship, YOU can be brought to trial -- because your speech seems or is deemed 'hateful', thus it must be consider that it may be purposefully directed towards that person just because he is in a lifestyle you don't agree with.

So without proof of such, you can be held accountable for speaking ill of someone, because 'supposedly' you don't like his lifestyle -- not because of the real reason you said your words to him or about him.

It is true that (as another commentator points out) about "90 percent of the media in this country is controlled by something like 6 major conglomerates." Many of those companies are owned or receive investment by small interest groups who have heavy backing -- heavy backing not in #s, but in $. "They keep Americans in the dark" -- in addition to helping some politicians "continue to line their pockets."

Answer 2

Because 90 percent of the media in this country is controlled by something like 6 major conglomerates. Those companies have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. They keep Americans in the dark so the politicians can continue to line their pockets. The bottom line: there is no potential for profit in supporting anti-hate crime legislation. If you could find a way for some fat, white, straight business criminal to profit by ending hate crimes, or feeding the poor, or providing for the homeless, then these issues would disappear in a flash. Until then, no one in America cares enough.

Ultimately it comes down to supply and demand. Showing more b.s. on Anna Nicole sells more Lincoln Navigators than a report on hate crime legislation. We the people don't really have the power we were intended to have in our government. However, as consumers, we have all the power we need to affect change. If we stop buying all this crap we don't need, we take the power away from the corporations. The only problem with this plan: it will inconvenience all of us a little bit. Too many Americans are addicted to the conveniences we are told we need by the mainstream media. This is the central fallacy of our conformist culture. If all Americans could just decide to be themselves, we could make the world a better place for everyone.

Answer 3

the thought motive determines the crimes isn't new. Manslaughter isn't an identical ingredient as 1st or perhaps 2d degree homicide, however the only distinction is motive. So from a criminal perspective, defining against the regulation to be extra extreme even if if that's introduced on by using bigotry is on sturdy floor. Crimes introduced on by using bigotry are a form of terrorism, it is plenty worse than a normal crime, because of the fact the motive isn't purely to wreck a guy or woman, yet additionally to wreck an entire team. people who do this pose a miles better risk to society as an entire than do people who dedicate an identical crime with out one in all those motivation. by using the way, there's a bill being pushed that could ward off law from being mixed like this. it is talked approximately as the “examine the expenses Act”, and is being backed by using an business enterprise commonly used as "Downsize DC". in case you opt for to work out an end to this style of mixture law, tell your representatives to vote for the "examine the expenses Act".

Answer 4

To Ban Hip Hop

Answer 5

Why aren't they covering Iran and how they're going to nuke Israel and the U.S. as soon as they finish producing one and that's much more important than hate crimes. Because it doesn't fit into their agenda. That's why.

Answer 6

Probably because until a bill actually gets signed (or vetoed) it is subject to such change and debate that there is little point in covering it.

Answer 7

Because there is an icebergs chance in hell that it will ever pass. The supreme court would toss it out anyway

Answer 8

cletusj, ever read 1984 by George Orwell? Now we are gonna prosecute people because of what they think? talk about a dumb idea.

Answer 9

there is no such thing as a hate crime so what are you talking about specifically???

Answer 10

can't wait tell me more
it sounds just despicable!