When "Neighborhood Watch" Gets Out of Hand

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Danzig

another reason why they made a mistake ever suggesting hate crime legislation. crimes and how they're handled shouldn't be a case of keeping things 'even'. one for one, two for two, etc. 'oh, this group has more charged than that, that's not fair' type stuff.

crime is crime, there shouldn't be more weight because of a perceived reason for the crime.

Absolutely agree 100%. A crime is a crime is a crime.. I can live with a crime against a certain age group (Children, Seniors) having stricter punishments though.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

Absolutely agree 100%. A crime is a crime is a crime.. I can live with a crime against a certain age group (Children, Seniors) having stricter punishments though.

i think the more severe the crime, the more punishment should be given. not sure that age should be a deciding factor. a gruesome murder is just that, regardless of the victims age.
but i just don't think that 'why' really matters. it's what was done that matters. why isn't always able to be proven anyway...and is any one reason why any better or worse than any other? or for no reason?