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Originally Posted by Black~Enthusiasm According to the wording of the law, Christianity is protected from hate crimes just like any other religion. |
It's an in-practice prejudice. It's like saying giving absolute unchecked power to a leader who says he will be a good leader will end well. On paper, it could work, never in practice.
On top of that, they don't work (
Link). "60% of offenders committed crimes for the thrill associated with the victimization", "Often, the perpetrators hoped their acts of violence would gain respect from their friends-a feeling that explains why so many hate crimes are committed by gangs of young men, and
the least common offender, reported under the act, is the hard-core fanatic, imbued with the ideology of racial, religious, or ethnic bigotry and often a member of, or a potential recruit for, an extremist organization."
This case is an example of the previous data. This kid isn't a "hard-core fanatic, imbued with the ideology of racial, religious, or ethnic bigotry" nor a "member of...an extremist organization."
In practice, it creates prejudice. In practice, it doesn't target those who it is suppose to. In practice, it doesn't work.
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Originally Posted by Magical Trevor What are these 'protected' groups anyways? |
I don't know how it works in Canada, but it differs depending on where you are in the United States because federal and many states are different on the issue.