On 07/16/09 16:20, Darren New wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> So if you publicly say racial slurs, and then later you beat a black guy,
>> you will get a extra punishment even though the reason for beating him
>> might
>> not have been racist?
>
> I wouldn't think so. I think if you beat up a black guy *while*
> screaming racial slurs, then (say) tie him to a fence, kick him to
> death, then paint racial slurs on the corpse, you'll be accused of a
> "hate crime". (Yeah, real example, only with gays rather than blacks.)

	You're arguing an extreme.

	If a person has a proven penchant for saying racist things, and then 
beats up a black guy, and there isn't an obvious motive (money, self 
defense, organized crime), I'm sure many will push for it to be treated 
as a hate crime.

	But that's a guess. I never observed if this kind of stuff happens.

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