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Originally Posted by Maki
Most people link hate crime enhancers to major crimes of violence for some reason. But the enhancers can be a wake-up call for someone who, say, commits a simple battery on a person because of who they are. Suddenly a couple of punches become a felony.
Some years back some young punks up in central Wisconsin went out on a mission to "harass the Amish" (quoted in the criminal complaint) and trashed a family's property. They were charged with felony hate crime enhancers that turned a prank into potential prison time.
In such cases I think hate-crime enhancers are appropriate and very likely limit the harassment that certain people may otherwise face.
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I agree. I think hate crime enhancers are appropriate on lesser crimes. For instance. The actions of tagging a house with a smiley face is different than tagging a jewish persons house with a Swastika. The intent is obviously different and in my opinion so should the punishment.
I think the more violent a crime becomes the blurrier the line becomes. If a group beats up on a black man because he is black as opposed to a group who beats up a black man because he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I am not sure I see the justice in punishing one of those greater than the other.
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