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If you get a harsher punishment people will think twice about committing hate crimes. Hate crimes should have harsher punishment because it would stop the majority of crimes committed towards a race or religion, because if people knew that if they committed a hate crime they would get in more trouble than a regular crime. (Which means more time behind bars). “But when these crimes do occur, we must send an unmistakable message that they matter, that our society takes then very seriously’ (Learner and Lieberman 3).
What that says is when people know the consequences are worse if you commit a hate crime than a regular crime then they ill think twice about committing the crime. Also another reason is for public safety and happiness. “It is but reasonable that among crimes of different natures these should be most severely punished, which are the most destructive of the public safety and happiness” (Learner and Lieberman 2). It’s Just common sense.
If you make the punishments for hate crimes harsher it will help with public safety and happiness. How would you like someone to burn a cross on your lawn, knowing they wouldn’t get in much trouble? Knowing they could just have to pay a fine for destruction of property. That would be terrible and most people would want Justice. It’s time to step up and make a difference and to put a harsher punishment on the people who commit the hate crimes. Sure it is true that a crime is a crime.
But why I am against that statement is simply the reason of the crime. People commit crimes all the time, they might shoot someone for self defense or they might fight someone because they had a disagreement. But for people to go and kill someone or intimidate someone because of their race or religion is Just flat out wrong. I am going to bring this quote back up “But when these crimes do occur, we must send an unmistakable message that they matter, that our society takes them very seriously’ (Learner and Lieberman 3).
We need to send a message by putting them behind bars for a longer period of time. Once we do that, the offenders will regret what they did and think twice next time. Therefore hate crimes don’t need to be committed and if they are a severe punishment should occur. Hate crimes should be taken more seriously and should have a harsher punishment, cause if you get a harsher punishment people will think twice about committing The Ethics of Hate Crime Legislation By blowhards hate crimes.
I t they are taken more seriously it would stop the majority tot crimes towards a race or a religion, it would help with public safety and happiness. Sure a crime is a crime, but a hate crime is different that deserves and should be taken more serious than a regular crime. People need to open their eyes and look at what society could come to if these hate crimes were taken serious and the punishments were harsh. The future is now!