Re: What is the point of hate laws?

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:12:16 -0700 (PDT), RichD
<r_delaney2001@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On Apr 13, Al ****ba <williamhubb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >http://www.rense.com/general81/sud.htm
>>
>> Hatecrime laws seek to regulate thought. they are bull****e!
>> If someone brains someone with a ball peren hammer, does
>> screaming "I love you!" really mitigate the crime?
>
>i)  A motorist runs through a stop sign by
>accident, causing you injury.
>
>ii)  A motorist deliberately hits you with
>his vehicle, causing the same injury.
>
>Should he be face the same penalty in
>both cases?

I don't think intention is being weighed in here.