03-10-2008, 04:14 PM | #31 |
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It's a hate crime. They should be punished the way Klansmen are punished for burning crosses, plus for property damage. (Truth is hate crimes are kind of silly and questionable per the 1st amendment whre there is just expression.)
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03-10-2008, 04:23 PM | #32 |
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I agree with Mike and disagree with Seattle. Hate crimes seem of questionable validity and they are mostly political expressions, rather than practical adjudications of law.
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The way you describe it pretty much ensures its urban legend status because you seem to be implying the existence of widespread, published photographic evidence, missionaries being imprisoned, etc, and a newspaper periodically republishing pictures. Maybe my google search is broken, but I cant find any reference to it. Verdict: 100% urban legend.
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These missionaries' act was ultimately an expression of hatred. It wasn't just vandalism. If hate crimes are on the books and people are being prosecuted for them, the prosecutor should treat these missionaries no different.
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Empty ones? That's kind of a lame example, don't you think?
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03-10-2008, 05:37 PM | #39 |
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beer bottles.
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03-10-2008, 05:48 PM | #40 |
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I had beer bottles thrown at me. Cups filled with urine thrown at me. A basketball in a passing car thrown at me. Dogs sicked on me. Had someone try to run me off the road. Had a knife pulled on me. Been flashed by obese women (by far the worst offense). Had a gun pulled on me. Had loogies hawked at me.
All when I was a missionary. Course probably had more to do with my engaging personality. For the record: The dopes should be punished to the fullest extent of the law and clearly be held accountable for their actions. Few things rub me more the wrong way than when others refuse to take accountability for their actions, and then only do so when they've been busted instead of showing true remorse.
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