Last week the House Judiciary Committee, egged on by radical homosexual groups, passed what can only be called a Thought Crimes bill. It’s called the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. But this bill is not about hate. It’s not even about crime. It’s about outlawing peaceful speech—speech that asserts that homosexual behavior is morally wrong.
Some say we need this law to prevent attacks on homosexuals. But we already have laws against assaults on people and property. Moreover, according to the FBI, crimes against homosexuals in the United States have dropped dramatically in recent years. In 2005, out of 863,000 cases of aggravated assault, just 177 cases were crimes of bias against homosexuals—far less than even 1 percent.
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/ChuckColson/2007/05/01/what_the_hate_crimes_law_would_do
2007-05-02 06:15:37 · 10 answers · asked by George D 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I'd like to see the text of the bill.
2007-05-02 07:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Scotty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what the question is here... but oh well. I'm sure if the argument you outlined is the case, the law will be struck on constitutional (free speech) grounds. That being said, I would imagine that you are not correct. I doubt it targets peaceful speech about morality. More likely it is similar (again... I dont know this is just conjecture) to terrorist threat laws etc. As a good for instance, if you tell someone you are going to blow up their house, that can be a crime so long as you have the means and the will to do so. Ergo, I would guess that people are not allowed to say things like "i'm going to kill you ******" under this law you have detailed. Hope this helps.
2007-05-02 13:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by dk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go back and read the law. It does NOT consider what is said to be considered a hate crime.
As for your stats as stated, a bias crime is still a bias crime. Just because it's against gays doesn't make it right.
2007-05-02 16:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by jasgallo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm against the concept of "hate crimes" to begin with. Crimes are crimes. When we say that a crime against one person is greater than a crime against another because the first is a "hate crime", we are creating an acceptable standard of descrimination under the law. That should not be.
2007-05-02 13:24:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
If it’s dropped then that means they are doing something right.
“morally wrong” what exactly does that mean? Moral: concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.
Basically based on the majority; the majority was programmed that homosexuality is morally wrong.
I think people should mind there own business and let people love who they want. So is the “heterosexual world” above morally wrong acts? When you create an unsafe place for people to be them selves, which is morally wrong.
2007-05-02 14:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by honeyb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more likely that the source of your information is a right-wing nutball that blogs about things that he only speculates might happen. They speak in talking points, lie about the information they use as their own sources and will vehemently demonize the other side of the political aisle any chance they get.
You see, if you just blindly believe what the conservative Christian Republican fear-mongers on these websites tell you, then you deserve whatever it is you get.
If you want to be a sheep, that's no skin off my back. Bleat away. If you then subsequently get sheared, don't come crying to me. You brought it on yourself. I just laugh.
Thought crime! What a novel idea! Too bad it's not true. So give it up. No one even remotely believes you.
2007-05-02 13:28:56 · answer #6 · answered by joshcrime 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First consider the source of the information!
Second, consider just how would we enforce such laws with so-called "Thought Police?"
It will not happen in our lifetime! The US Constitution allows for freedom of speech. As such, it would be argued against such a law that thinking is a process associated with speech and such a law would be in violation of our constitutional rights!
Relax...again, consider the source!
Best wishes.
2007-05-02 13:29:49 · answer #7 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, you're completely wrong. The act doesn't outlaw speech of any sort, even hate speech. The act simly makes it a hate crime when a violent crime is committed along with such hate speech.
Of course, I doubt you were interested in facts.
2007-05-02 14:08:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, we're in a Orwellian hell right now, only to get worse. Like it has been said before, "THE ANSWER TO 1984 IS 1776."
2007-05-02 13:27:58 · answer #9 · answered by Ted S 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That law will never survive the Supreme Court.
2007-05-02 13:20:33 · answer #10 · answered by libstalker 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋