Do hate crimes merit special laws?
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Oct 24th, 2009, 02:01 PM
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Do hate crimes merit special laws?
There is far more hate than there are crimes. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is a necessary step in better protecting a group of Americans that is all too often targeted for attack simply because of who they are. That we find ourselves on the cusp of seeing this historic legislation signed into law is a testament to the fact that the American people recognize the hatred in our midst and want to challenge it where it happens.
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