Canada kicks racist butt!

[rocketpig]

sapphi_snake said:

rocketpig said:

A person who will attack another because he needs money will need money again... and soon. He won't stop until someone gives him all the money he needs. See how that works?

The homophobe/racist is being punished, just like everyone else. What makes his crime so much more heinous than a run-of-the-mill murder? An idea?

I'm not a supporter of the prosecution of ideas, no matter how bad they may be.

Yes, and you can make money without robbing someone also.

However, bloodshed is the only think that will satisfy the racist/homophobe.He deserves greater punihshment because his motives are more wicked and he's likely to hurt much more people (homophobes/racist develop a patern of actively stalking and hurting the objects of their prejudice, urting much more people).

What does the prosecution of ideeas have to do with this? No one's being prosecuted for thinking anything, they're being prosecuted for their actions, and their motives are viable indicators of how dangerous these individuals really are.

No, you're prosecuting them for an idea. If a person is raped, the perp is prosecuted and punished for that crime.

But if that person is a Klan member and rapes a black woman, that person is punished MORE. How is that NOT the prosecution of an idea?

If the act is heinous (such as torture), the person is usually punished more harshly for the lack of remorse and cruel nature of the crime. If the person is a repeat offender, the punishment is more harsh the second or third time around. The only difference here is the idea of why the crime was committed.