On 9-Jul-2009, at 18:36, Arno Hautala wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 20:11, LuKreme<[email protected]> wrote:
>> The reasoning is that a crime that is motivated via hate toward a
>> minority group is a greater crime than one that is not. A hate crime
>> is a crime against a person AND a crime against society at large.
>
> Isn't every crime one against society?
To some extent, yes. But society has ALWAYS classified some crimes as
more serious, even if the underlying crime is the same. Rape is a
crime, rape of a child is a much more serious crime, for example. Rape
of a child from a person in a position of trust is an even MORE
serious crime.
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