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Old Wed Jul 02, 2008, 10:15am
jwwashburn jwwashburn is offline
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Originally Posted by Dakota
I personally oppose specialty laws like this as a matter of political principle. Can anyone name an assault on a sports official that would NOT meet the definition of assault on an ordinary citizen? Use the normal assault laws to prosecute these idiots and justice will be served. We don't need the political feel-good solution.
Correct. Assault is Assault.

These stupid Hate Crime Laws are insane. Somehow, a guy is a worse criminal if he slashes a guy's throat because he is gay than if he slashes a woman's throat to steal her purse?

Joe In Missouri
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