tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post3765631899751761970..comments2024-03-24T12:58:03.207-04:00Comments on East MoCo: Trump supporter victim of hate crime in Silver Spring (Photo)Robert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-90744546418783116282016-11-26T14:55:31.198-05:002016-11-26T14:55:31.198-05:00Intent and effect are different from identity.Intent and effect are different from identity.WestBerkeleyFlatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445701958269444184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-6487255758556563922016-11-25T10:30:56.953-05:002016-11-25T10:30:56.953-05:00"It's not useful to judge identical acts ..."It's not useful to judge identical acts differently because of the identity of the victim or perpetrator"<br /><br />That's a stunningly absurd claim as our legal code is rightfully filled with differentiations based on intent and effect. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-47930073283555581632016-11-24T14:21:18.726-05:002016-11-24T14:21:18.726-05:00Anonymous just demonstrates that the notion of hat...Anonymous just demonstrates that the notion of hate crimes isn't productive. Religious identity is an ideology and is included but political affiliation is also an ideology and not included. It's not useful to judge identical acts differently because of the identity of the victim or perpetrator.WestBerkeleyFlatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445701958269444184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-91749269336398443112016-11-23T12:36:42.828-05:002016-11-23T12:36:42.828-05:00No, because intent matters. If it's attacking ...No, because intent matters. If it's attacking someone for their race or religion then it's a hate crime. If it's attacking someone for their political leaning, then it might very well be hate and it certainly is a crime, but it's - by definition - not a hate crime. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-73479476290216383842016-11-23T06:09:01.074-05:002016-11-23T06:09:01.074-05:00The other vandalism/swastika incidents in the Coun...The other vandalism/swastika incidents in the County have been termed "hate crimes;" this must be given the same classification to avoid hypocrisy. Spray painting a swastika on someone else's property is indeed a hate crime.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-26741407514424151742016-11-22T14:01:31.251-05:002016-11-22T14:01:31.251-05:00This is called vandalism. "Hate crime" a...This is called vandalism. "Hate crime" already has a definition: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/civil-rights/hate-crimesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com