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Again, yes I'm fine with differentiation that is logical. It's perfectly logical to conclude that one should not be judged as harshly if at all if they happen to kill someone in self defence. I think this part we should all be able to agree on, do you agree with this?I'm trying to keep my questions pretty straightforward so that I can address what your specific concern is, which is about what makes hate crimes "worse" and to do that, I'm trying to nail down what specific differences you're concerned about in the context of our entire legal jurisprudence. I don't need examples, I'm asking about your impression/understanding of the legal concepts.
So, once again (with a little clarity):
You're fine with differentiation in the criminal justice system, but you disagree with differentiation based on this type of prejudice - race, gender, age, nationality, citizenship?
Do you oppose those exceptions in all aspects or only in the criminal justice system?
I also think one should be judged less harshly for a murder committed in the heat of the moment, as in the example I mentioned earlier, man comes home to find another man in bed with his wife, in a moment of rage he pushes him out the window and the other guy dies. Is it still murder? Of course. Should he still face the consequences and go to prison? Definitely. But he should be judged less harshly than the cold blooded murderer.
And when you get into cold blooded murder, such as a contract killing or a random shooting, or what some would call a hate crime committed against an individual who has done nothing to you but just happens to belong to a group of people you happen to dislike... to me this is all in the same category. This is all cold blooded murder and should be judged with equal harshness and carry the same penalty. I don't see why I should feel more sympathy for some lowlife that killed an innocent man for monetary gain, vs some other lowlife who killed an innocent man because of his skin colour.
As for my specific concern, well it's that the narrative does absolutely nothing other than sow more division between different groups of people, in a time where it's the last thing we need.