<http://www.ohio.com/news/50172282.html>
"Akron police say they aren't ready to call it a hate crime or a gang initiation."' Of course not. Let's see.. 50 WHITE youths attack a black family on the 4th of July yelling "It's a white world" and the Akron police would classify it a hate crime before reverend Sharpton and Jesse Jackson could get their pants on. I DO expect both of those folks to show up to lament this sort of racially motivated crime. (not holding my breath) Actually, I'm willing to entertain bets that neither of the dudes will say squat about this unless someone is actually accused of a hate crime, in which case they will come to their defense because of the "poisoned atmosphere in Dayton" or some other bullshit reason. Any takers? This could have ended in tragedy since Ohio has the "castle defense" law on the books. 50 against two, attacking and shoving his daughter to the ground, yelling racial epithets. That easily qualifies as "In immediate fear for life or grievous bodily harm, to me or my family" In Ohio that justifies lethal force with a presumption that home owner acted legally and if he is not charged criminally then it is ILLEGAL for him to be charged civilly in Ohio (again under Castle Defense law) Ohio also has no "duty to retreat" so standing his ground would be legal. The real problem with hate crime laws is that the activity is already illegal. If you think the penalty for beating someone isn't harsh enough go ahead and up it, but stop trying to figure out the attackers state of mind. What you end up with is this situation where the police are reluctant to call it a hate crime because the kids were black. Everyone knows that's the truth since reversing this colors would make it a hate crime instantly. Image this happening at my 4th of July party and you know how tragically this could have ended for the attackers. =c= _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
