Wednesday, June 17, 1998

Hate crime - a muddled concept

Headline in todays paper:" Handling of hate crimes becoming a

    major police concern ".

         Hate crimes - defined as " criminal acts motivated by prejudice

    based on gender ,sexual orientation, national origin or religion ".

        I am,of course, appalled by the most recent example of " hate crime ":

    a black man sadistically murdered KKK style by four white men.

         Not surprisingly at protest rallies black hate groups had a

    field : " Hating the white man is as American as apple pie " ( or something

    with the very same meaning )     edit ; field day.

        The definition of " hate crimes " ironically implies that most

    murders and assaults in this country are  not " hate crimes "- just

    somebody  having a bad day !

       What about the shootings in the schools ? What about " road rage "

    assaults ( a Warwick incident on the front page of the Providence

    Journal, June 16 ) ?  What about domestic violence -often the purest

    form of " hate crime "  )

        Remember Craig Price of Warwick ? Craig murdered a  whole family-

    a lovely family. Craig - perhaps himself the victim of racism - just

    had one of his moody days! And minors,of course, simply lack the

    maturity of mind demanded for most " hate crimes ".

         There will be a lot of preaching to the choir - after a particularly

    shocking  " hate crime ". " Let us root out all malice from our hearts ! "

        But the underclass of psycopaths- who will continue to commit " hate

    crimes " - is not listening.

        I have said this before : Perhaps we need a better mental health

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