The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #122690   Message #2696356
Posted By: dick greenhaus
09-Aug-09 - 09:53 AM
Thread Name: BS: Hate laws
Subject: RE: BS: Hate laws
To reiterate--the purpose (in the US, at least) of hate crime laws is toput them under national jurisdiction, rather than having them tried by local authorities who often may be overly sympathetic towards the perpetrators.