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Zeitghost

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38. We don't have hate crimes

Reply to MichMan (Reply #27)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 06:18 PM

Oct 2024

We have hate crime enhancements that require an underlying crime (which I believe must be a violent crime).

Being a hateful bigot is legal, being a loud obnoxious hateful bigot in public is legal. Being a violent hateful bigot is not.

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Anti-Israel protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home [View all] Behind the Aegis Oct 2024 OP

Antisemites target and harass EllieBC Oct 2024 #1

Anti-Semitic protesters pitch encampment outside Jewish Democrat's Ohio home sarisataka Oct 2024 #2

Maybe they'll set their arms on fire JoseBalow Oct 2024 #3

Malignant idiots begging for attention. Pathetic. Beastly Boy Oct 2024 #4

Fucking assholes. Why aren't they protesting at Mar-a-Lago? Trump wants Isreal to nuke Gaza. SunSeeker Oct 2024 #5

It is constant intimidation over everything. Bev54 Oct 2024 #6

No contribution to society calvito Oct 2024 #7

Disgusting anti-Semites target American Democratic Congressman for harassment Hekate Oct 2024 #8

Their faces are covered because they know they are doing something wrong - TBF Oct 2024 #9

Fucking assholes. yardwork Oct 2024 #10

No one should ever harass any elected official outside of their home Polybius Oct 2024 #11

I completely agree. N/T LisaM Oct 2024 #12

They have the right to protest supporters of the slaughter onandup Oct 2024 #13

Name one Congress person they are doing this to sarisataka Oct 2024 #14

Are you seriously suggesting onandup Oct 2024 #16

Does that mean you can't name one Congressperson who doesn't "happen" to be Jewish sarisataka Oct 2024 #17

And here we go again. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2024 #18

It's easy to justify harassing Jewish senators at their homes AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2024 #30

I can name one who was the target of a protest at his home onandup Oct 2024 #20

Link it and let me decide sarisataka Oct 2024 #21

Of course it's factual he is Jewish onandup Oct 2024 #23

Such ignorance onandup Israeli Oct 2024 #24

Not surprising... AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2024 #28

My guess was correct, that would be the incident you were referring to sarisataka Oct 2024 #25

Nice deflection, but the question remains, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2024 #19

They don't. He has nothing to say to what Israel does...he is being targeted because of his Demsrule86 Oct 2024 #42

He's a strong supporter of Israel onandup Oct 2024 #44

Bunch of right wingers defending them on twitter. Disgusting. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #15

They'll have defenders here as well. Dr. Strange Oct 2024 #22

The ones cheering on the Pro-Hamas "By Any Means Necessary" celebrations on 10/7 nt AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2024 #29

That one was a really offensive thread. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2024 #31

I read it Israeli Oct 2024 #32

Very nicely staged, kids, I'm sure the war will stop now Walleye Oct 2024 #26

Why isn't this a hate crime or ethnic intimidation? MichMan Oct 2024 #27

Because (((Israel))) Behind the Aegis Oct 2024 #34

We don't have hate crimes Zeitghost Oct 2024 #38

Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 MichMan Oct 2024 #40

The key there Zeitghost Oct 2024 #41

Cowards tend to wear masks, or hoods Jose Garcia Oct 2024 #33

K&R betsuni Oct 2024 #35

Bigoted cowards. Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #36

Who would defend this? Usual suspects....nt LexVegas Oct 2024 #37

Digusting harassment electric_blue68 Oct 2024 #39

Why there? What does that tell us? --- Why not at Trump Tower? Why not at Mar-a-Largo? Oopsie Daisy Oct 2024 #43