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Current 'hatecrime' as I think Orwell put it, is for those admonishing signs right out in the country that tell you what speed you're doing and are powered by little ugly windmills whirring on top.
Watch Out! Peter Ashley 2008
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Imagine if this were escalated to a felony hatecrime!
The Volokh Conspiracy » Hate Crimes Laws, Anti-Gay Views, and Public Accountants: 2009
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Nobody will be deterred from murdering a black man for being black just because the crime will be labelled a hatecrime.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Hate Crimes and Double Jeopardy: 2009
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Abdul Walid Hamid pled not guilty Thursday morning to charges of battery, grand theft, exhibition of a deadly weapon and a possible hatecrime.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Alleged Religion-Based Attack in California 2009
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It would probably not be sufficient to say that “some members” of the project happened to be Christian/Catholic to consider it a hatecrime.
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It strikes me as mere free expression — granted in extremely poor taste, and worthy of condemnation, but a federal hatecrime?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Should We Be Blogging About the “Jena 6″?: 2007
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The logical conclusion to be drawn between the UCR and NCVS statistics on which race is the predominant victim of hate crimes is that police are much more likely to treat an attack as a hate crime when the victim is black than when the victim is white, even if the victims themselves view each attack as a hatecrime.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Race-Based Hate Crimes, the UCR, and the NCVS: 2007
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It strikes me as mere free expression — granted in extremely poor taste, and worthy of condemnation, but a federal hatecrime?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Should We Be Blogging About the “Jena 6″?: 2007
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If the graffiti said “Kill all Jews”, it could be charged as a hatecrime.
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The minister refuses to leave, which would normally make him guilty of class A misdemeanor second-degree criminal trespass — but because the minister was motivated by a belief regarding the sexual orientation of the confirmed bishops, the minister is prosecuted for a felony hatecrime.
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