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@Paul in NJ
How do you feel about 'hate crimes,' Ilya? Do you think a person should get extra jail time because s/he injured or killed a person of color rather than a white person? Just curious.
Actually, I almost added this point to my post. I think hate crime legislation is utterly stupid for the very same reasons: (a) criminal justice should not be in the business of judging the person's motives (b) is actually counter-productive to convicting the person, e.g. the jury sympathizes with the person's leanings. Just out of curiousity -- how do you feel about hate crimes, Paul?
Once again, this is quite simple -- read JackSparx's post that sums up quite well the absurdity of judging someone's intentions.