Playing devil's advocate here, intent matters because it helps to understand if a criminal is likely to reoffend or can be reformed. Hate suggests the crime came from a deeply rooted belief and was not merely one of passion.
You are right that it is a club used to criminalize speech. I want to clarify the justifications used so hate crime enhancements can be understood and properly dismantled.
Playing devil's advocate here, intent matters because it helps to understand if a criminal is likely to reoffend or can be reformed. Hate suggests the crime came from a deeply rooted belief and was not merely one of passion.
You are right that it is a club used to criminalize speech. I want to clarify the justifications used so hate crime enhancements can be understood and properly dismantled.
The legal system isn’t meant to reform. It’s meant to punish. The only reason people consider reform is because leftism has taken over the culture.
If you're saying that reform rather than punishment is a leftist ideal, I'll disagree.
Simultaneously, we used to hang horse thieves and that was a good thing.