“Gun Death” and “Hate Crime”

Buddy Cueball sent me a “Gun Death?” file that covers another subject I want to talk about. Have a look at this

A 13-year-old girl whose beating death led to the arrest of her 71-year-old father had enraged him by refusing to say her prayers, according to neighbours.

No tools needed, so again a case of “Gun Death?”, but also this reeks of Honor Killing, now there is no exact comparisons, but I would like to make the argument that these killings are the opposite of the fabled “Hate Crimes”, a family member killing a loved-one to protect them from dishonor. You could say it’s a crime of love…and does it make any difference to you, or this pretty young girl?

As much as it disgusts me to hear about “Hate Crime”, I see no valid reason to judge the crime any differently than crimes of passion, or crime for profit, or “honor killings” like this. You judge a man by his actions, not by what’s in his mind, or heart, and not by the tools in his hand.

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0 Responses to “Gun Death” and “Hate Crime”

  1. alan says:

    “Honor” killings aren’t about the honor of the victim, they’re about the shame of the killer. I would bet money that this one was a case of narcissistic rage too.

    • Weerd Beard says:

      Very likely. It still works well against an analog of a “Hate crime” given that we also don’t allow those we hate to be an extension of our egos, rather the polar opposite.

  2. Jake says:

    As much as it disgusts me to hear about “Hate Crime”, I see no valid reason to judge the crime any differently than crimes of passion, or crime for profit, or “honor killings” like this.

    From a standpoint of “equal justice for all”, there is no valid reason. The real reason for “hate crime” statutes is when a crime against a specific group is seen as socially acceptable and goes frequently uninvestigated or unprosecuted. The intent is to make it a more serious crime so as to prompt police and prosecutors to pursue the case when they wouldn’t otherwise.

    For that purpose, it strikes me more as lawmakers doing something just to look like they’re doing something, when in reality there’s not really anything they can do that would actually be effective.

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