For the record I want to state that I am in no way involved in white supremacy or a bigot at all. I am asking this merely from a curiousity point of view.
I could understand it being a crime if you are a member of a white supremacy group that is responsible for murders, arson, and other crimes but what about just being a member of a "harmless" white supremacy group; whether that is the right choice of words I don't know but what I meant is that the group is not directly related to actual crimes. The group is there just to preach white power/supremacy and all that but does not get involved with murders and such.
So, is it a crime to be involved with a white supremacy group in general or just the ones that cause actual harm?
2007-09-20 10:32:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No -- it is not a crime to be a member of any group.
UNLESS -- by being a member, you contribute or assist that group in committing crimes. That assistance is illegal.
So, if one chapter of the group committed murder/arson/whatever, and you were a member of another chapter in a different part of the country, with no direct contact -- that would probably not be illegal.
Otherwise, your contributions and assistance would make you subject to accomplice liability for the actions of others.
2007-09-20 10:37:54 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not a crime to be a member. White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that white people are superior to other races. The term is sometimes used specifically to describe a political ideology that advocates social and political dominance for whites. It is a group that I would not want to be associated with.
2007-09-20 10:46:44 · answer #2 · answered by Merl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Politicians shy away from white supremacy groups, but will suck up to groups like La Raza that are just as racist.
Nobody bats an eyelash at the Latin Grammys, or when Mexico's President says that our borders mean nothing.
But the 'Caucasion Grammy's' woud be racist. If Bush said that "America does not end at our borders," the world would have a sh!t-fit.
2007-09-20 10:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don even understand supremacy groups in general and that includes Black,Asians,Latinos etc
anybody that thinks they are supreme over another race is just plain stupid because when the earth blows up and we die if your a HUMAN BEING than that puts you in the same boat with the rest of us, color of your skin has nothing to do with it
but to answer you question i don think it's a crime to be a member but it probably IS a crime if they commit some KKK type stuff
2007-09-20 10:49:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a "harmless" white supremacy group, unless you believed there were some "harmless" SS during WW2, or "harmless" child pornographers, or "harmless" Taliban.
While it may not be a crime to be a member of any supremacist group, white or not, it is an admission to the world of serious character flaws.
2007-09-20 10:39:18 · answer #5 · answered by Fred C 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
It's not a crime to be a member of any group or party, it's not even a crime to be a member of a group which participates in illegal activities. However depending upon your actions you may be an accessory to a crime by being associated with those who commit crimes.
However you will be judged along with those you associate with.
2007-09-20 10:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by labken1817 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is not a crime in the US to be a member of any group so long as that group is not engaged in criminal activity. However, in other countries, it is illegal to be members of some political groups (Nazis for one). This is due to the historic abuses caused by these groups.
2007-09-20 10:38:28 · answer #7 · answered by hensleyclaw 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nope, technically the supreme court has ruled that gangs and white supremacy groups are legal as you are simply expressing your freedom of speech. However in the event that you do anything illegal, its not a great thing to have on your record...
Technically you are acting out of your own jurisdiction to kill someone. You make the choice, not the group, so you alone are tried.
2007-09-20 11:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by Patrick H 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i imagine Ms. Sanchez might want to be regarding mr. obomba. both have a disdain for regulation enforcement. the pro-illegals have become determined with spewing as a lot propaganda as a lot as plausible. save your eye on the ball. carry his ft to the fireplace. Make him take duty for a replace.
2016-10-20 02:12:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No crime at all..in this great country, we have freedom of thought and beliefs. We are even free to be complete morons.
2007-09-20 10:39:21 · answer #10 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋