Hate crime rears it's ugly head

[MrBishop]

What if she was raped because she was white? Would that be a hate crime? What if it was because she was a woman?

Depends on the epitaphs they yelled out while doing it, doesn't it? Also, if she was an identifyable minority in the area.

The same would apply if the victim was wearing a hijab and they were shouting anti-muslim epitaphs, or a wearing a nun's habit and they were shouting anti-christian epitaphs etc etc..

 

[BeardofPants]

Depends on the epitaphs they yelled out while doing it, doesn't it? Also, if she was an identifyable minority in the area.

Epithets, I assume you meant.

 

[Gonz]

Lesbian, hijhab, cross, white, black...none of it matters. The act is vile & needs to be added to the death sentence structure. At laest with death, the victim no longer cares. Rape is rape, no matter the extenuating factors.

it is a useful term because it means someone that you knew did the raping.

Not so much confused as intermingling. "Date rape" is rape with an unneeded modifier. Anyone can be a rapist, strangers need not apply.

 

[spike]

It's a more descriptive term that adds information.

 

[Gonz]

What does the description have to do with anything, on a legal basis? If you want adjectives, read the paper. "Hate crime" is just another ploy at making an excuse.

 

[spike]

Do they get charged with "date rape" or "rape"?

 

[MrBishop]

Epithets, I assume you meant.

Umh yeah...that one.



I just read the definition of the word I was using!

Screaming "Beloved wife and mother" at someone wouldn't have the same impact, eh

 

[Inkara1]

Well, if they were trying to kill her also, then maybe "epitaths" would be closer to the truth.

 

[chcr]

Well, if they were trying to kill her also, then maybe "epitaths" would be closer to the truth.

Yuk, yuk.