The age old question is can we all just get along? In my opinion he answer is no. In this world there is an infinite amount of opinions and ideas, and with that in mind people will consistently bump heads. Since there is no possible way to get around this predicament called hate, anger, jealousy, and envy etc. why not make a law that can limit the actions that come from these emotions. Many people have problems with the idea of hate-crime laws; some believe that it criminalizes thoughts and is an added punishment. In other words a crime is a crime and to me that assumption does not hold any weight. Two specific crimes that have been known as hate-crimes should be fuel enough to promote the idea of hate-crime laws. The first case is the James Byrd jr. and the other case is the Emmett Till case.
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Healthy Berries are Good Food for HealthBefore one can talk about the severity of the two cases he/she should know exactly what a hate-crime really is. First of all the idea of the word hate is broader then it seems. Hate is expanded to hate towards gays, lesbians, woman, and people with disabilities, different races, and religions. When someone commits a crime against someone and the motive is part of one of these categories the idea of a hate-crime is committed. Even though I agree with the idea of hate crime laws it's a task to really implement this in the criminal justice system. Trying to convict someone of a one of these crimes would mean that either it is an outright act of hate, or someway the police would have to know what that person was thinking at the time. This is why many believe that this would criminalize thought. That is why the first...