FaRmLaNd on 09 November 2010
Not a fan of hate crime legislation. An idea that is full of fallacies and can easily be refuted can and will be refuted in public discourse, art, papers, journalims etc. A person that thinks in a bigoted way may be annoying and distressing to society, but until he or she acts on such impulses I think discourse should be maintained by both sides since it would be a gross hypocricy to not do so. If he or she acts on it then they should of course be gaoled for the crime they committed, with the sentence being based on the severity of their actions and on the possibility of them being reformed and re-entering society so they can be of benefit and not a drain.
