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Originally Posted by Tishabet
I altered my original statement to (hopefully) clarify what I'm trying to needle out. I guess what I'm saying is that my gut tells me that treating crimes against children differently than crimes against adults is the right thing to do. But that statement goes hand in hand with "the same act (say, breaking the victim's arm) is deserving of different punishment based solely upon the identity of the victim."
I apologize if anyone is unhappy that I brought children into the equation (even I find it distasteful) but extremes sometimes add clarity when I'm trying to figure something out.
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I think your logic is on track since the focus should not be on the verb or the noun, rather on the definition of crime or the crime committed.
Here again, the argument swings back: Are hate crime wrong as legislated?