The passing of hate crime bills in our country is an injustice to all of the people of our great land. Hate Crime laws take away our Constitutional equality, punish our thought instead of our action, imply that some crime is not motivated by hatred, and, most importantly, does nothing to actually end hatred. These laws must not continue to affect our society, and should be ended as soon as possible. .
Hate crime has been defined as "any of various crimes when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (as one based on color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation)." Hate crime laws make crimes based on this hostility towards a group carry harsher penalties then these crimes would incur if they were being committed for different reasons. While on the surface this may sound like a good idea, in truth it is a major problem with the criminal justice system in America. .
Hate crime laws can take away our Constitutional equality. They make the crime against someone of a different race, sexual orientation, or gender more serious than a crime against someone of the same racial and sexual background. These laws do not take into consideration the fact that many crimes are not motivated by hatred against a group, but rather by other motivations like greed. .
For example, in September of 2000, at Galludet University, two students were allegedly murdered by Joseph Mesa, who later confessed to killing them both for their money. The mainstream media claimed that the killing of Eric Plunkett, one of the students, who was a homosexual activist, had been an example of anti-homosexual hate crime. The media was rather indifferent as to the killing of Benjamin Varner, the other murdered student. If the killing of Plunkett had been tried as a hate crime and the killing of Varner tried as a regular crime, and had Mesa been found guilty on both counts, he would have received a greater sentence for Plunkett's killing than Varner's.
What is Hatred? ... Hatred has been around for thousands of years. ... Hatred is the feeling of hate. ... Hatred continues to grow stronger as the person's feelings grows. ... Hatred can only be killed if the hater forgives the person or persons that are hated. ...
It is about love, yet not only love, love mixes with hatred and both go to extreme extent. ... Hatred is an evil thing, but it was aroused in Heathcliffs heart, not born. ... However, hatred was formed and accumulated for a long time in both Hindleys and Heathcliffs hearts, it was hard to disslove. ... The big storm represented Heathcliffs love and hatred. ... He must rebel against it and find a vent for his love and hatred. ...
Shakespeare conveys that blind hatred is self destructive to oneself and others, that nothing good comes out of blind hatred, and leads to irrational, regretful behavior and in this case- tragedy. ... This shows how strong Tybalt's hatred is for Romeo, even though he does not know him much at all. ... He shows here that blind hatred comes at a high cost and can be fatal. ... Shakespeare conveys to the readers that nothing good can come out of blind hatred. ... In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare continually depicts the pointlessness of blind hatred, he shows the severity of the results o...
Self-hatred or Self-Improvement? ... Is it a form of self-hatred or simply for cosmetic appeal? ... Although some Asian woman might be looking to "westernize" their appearance, it does not necessarily indicate a form of "self-hatred." ... I believe this eyelid surgery is just another form of cosmetic surgery, which within itself, is a form of self-hatred. ... This is not self-hatred; it is just a form of self-improvement....
In opposition, we can educate our future which will later proceed a world without hatred. ... Along with teaching ourselves about counteracting hatred we need to pass this down to the next generation, which will slowly decrease the amount of judgment throughout our future. ...
Seven years after one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, Rwanda has barely begun to recover. The spectacle of half a million people wiped from the face of the earth has forever stained the lives of every Rwandan man, woman and child. Of Rwanda's estimated 8.2 million citizens at the st...
Anti-Semitism: Hatred throughout History Have you ever heard anyone point in class and hear them say in a hushed voice, "hey, isn't that the Jewish kid?" ... Anti-Semitism, or Jew hatred, is mostly a result of rumors or misconceptions of Judaism, brought about by false or uneducated information. ... The seed of hatred was thus planted and fed. ... Islamic Anti-Semitism Islam has always had a deep hatred for Judaism. Even in the Qu"ran there are specific references to Jew hatred (Praeger et al. 113). ...
This isolation from the Arabs under Israeli rule, combined with the fear and hatred created by decades of war and violence, has led to the racist stereotypes. ... They feel that these lands have belonged to Arabs for generations, but this intense hatred for the other is deeply imbedded in racial misconception of the Jews. ... Jewish-American Tourists would not typically experience this hatred held by Arabs towards Israeli Jews. ...
