A white woman was beaten by 9 black students on a Baltimore City bus on Dec. 4. The face of the victim Sarah Kreager was left broken, bruised, & swollen after the attack, & wounds on her head had to be stapled shut. She was called a white cracker & white motherf-cker while she was being beaten. But the 9 attackers aren't being charged with hate crimes. People think it's a hate crime to hang a noose from a tree, but crimes like this aren't hate crimes. Stupid double standard. This is really disgusting. In the first article a parent of one of the teens said that the victim provoked the attack. How does 1 woman provoke an attack with 9 teenagers? It doesnt matter if the teens were 'provoked' or not, it was a hate crime.
2007-12-31 05:36:46 · 11 answers · asked by James 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.bus29dec29,0,2766586.story?coll=bal-lifestyle-storyutil
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/12/09/race-crimes-in-baltimore-bus-beating-victim-under-witness-protection-noose-hoax-fallout
2007-12-31 05:37:48 · update #1
Apparently advocates of hate-crime legislation believe that only white people are capable of hate and they also believe that other races commit crimes for reasons other than hate.
I don't know if that stance is more insulting to whites or minorities. When you think about it, what they are saying is that these young black teens are inherently violent and need no hate-based motive to commit such a crime.
2007-12-31 05:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't charged with speaking hate. His hate crime strengthen right into a planned attempt to intimidate and harass his gay room mate, which isn't purely calling him names. See it is not approximately unfastened speech. And he won't in any respect serve 10 years, being a foreigner his *** would be on a airplane to India the day after he supplies up his final allure.
2016-10-10 17:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its one way to allow for longer sentences thus bolstering the corrections/ legal/law enforcement industry.
2007-12-31 06:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by richguzinya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i agree. it was obviously a hate crime, and totally unnecessary.
Racisim goes both ways. And hate comes in all colours of skin, unfortunately.
The purpose of hate crime laws is to protect people (like the person you mentioned) among others, from various attacks against them simply upon the basis of skin colour, ethnicity or religion etc.
This was obviously a hate crime and should be prosecuted as such. The woman ought to get herself a decent lawyer that will be willing to go for fullest sentence against these individuals allowable by Law. 9 against 1 is unnecessary and ridiculous. And, i cannot stand racism in any form, regardless of who that racism is coming from: other white people to other races, OR other races towards white people. Hate and prejudice is ridiculous. And it disgusts me.
Sadly has this happended to any other race, you are correct that it would've immediately been seen as a hate crime. There does seem to be a double-standard anymore, and a ton of people abuse the 'race card' which seems to be the major problem. It is not all, but some. And that goes for all races.
This attack was definitely a hate crime, and unnecessary. Simply for the fact that 9 people beat up on 1 person. Even if the victim were not white, it would still be seen as a hate crime.
To me, it seems that the more people of ethnicity that say they are fighting for equality from prejudices they still believe exist (and in some cases do) they become guilty of doing the very thing they say they hate and are 'fighting' against. Which is hyprocisy.
But as i said, racism and hate comes in all colours of skin, and all ethnicities, which to me is very sad. I hate racism, regardless of who it is coming from.
This was most assuredly a hate crime; and the girl needs to find a lawyer with balls to prosecute it as such regardless, preferably one without a yellow line down his/her spine and the sychophant nature in trying to please everyone, and regardless of the attacks from racist groups that will play the race card and say the attack on her was justifiable. Everybody wants to be so 'politically correct' and not offend that the basic rights of individuals are trampled underfoot.
This girl needs a decent lawyer, preferably one with a backbone; as this was obviously a hate crime; and this poor girl had to suffer unnecessarily.
If it were an african-american (black) girl that were the victim, i would offer the same opinion as now.
What the Eff is this world coming to? That hate crimes are tolerated and justified on the presumption of provocation? *sighs* Hate is always wrong. As is 9 people beating the living crap out of 1 person, regardless of skin colour or ethnicity.
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*edit* and oh yes....... that one article is ridiculous. WTF is wrong with those prosecutors? They dropped aggrivated assault for malicious destruction and disorderly conduct? ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME? That attack is exactly aggrivated assault; and those prosecutors should be freaking disbared. That is a serious miscarriage of justice right there. *rolls eyes* they dropped aggrivated assault for malicious destruction and effing disorderly conduct? Are you... freaking serious with that bulljive? *sighs* what a load of crap that is.
2007-12-31 05:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are not here to protect whitey, we are here to protect everyone FROM whitey. Get it? And it is a double standard that does nothing but make racism worse.
2007-12-31 05:52:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a perfect example of why hate crime legislation should be disbanded.
ALL legislation, all laws for that matter, are difficult to enforce fairly. Everyone has a different definition of "fairly". Hate crime legislation is even more difficult to enforce than most. Mainly because our police officers, prosecuting attornies, and judges have to decide what's "hateful" and what's not. What's prejudice, racist, bigoted or sexist to any of us and what's not???
It is extremely difficult to decide that. The case you posted points out exactly why hate crime legislation is impossible to enforce fairly. Different races are going to have very different views about that specific case.
How can we fairly enforce a law when we can't even define what the law is supposed to be enforcing?
2007-12-31 05:49:34 · answer #6 · answered by wibrwibr 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hate crime laws are just another way for the race card to be put into play. its always a one way street, just get use to it.
2007-12-31 05:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering she was being called racial slurs while being beat makes me think it is in fact a hate crime..It should not matter if she provoked the attackers or not its still wrong and they need to be held responsible especially by the parents..
2007-12-31 05:43:49 · answer #8 · answered by Brat25 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree, but unfortunately, if you are white in this country, you owe everyone else something. That is just the way it is.
2007-12-31 05:41:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I just love how advocates of hate crime laws pretend that there's a crime out there that people commit out of love for their victim.
2007-12-31 05:40:59 · answer #10 · answered by DOOM 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋