Originally Posted by Leah-Ann
Originally Posted by pugwash
When someone demanding a wallet while calling the victim a Honkey MF is not prosecuted under the same Hate Crimes Statutes as a felon violating the Civil Rights of a Gay Man or a Racial Minority, we have racism.
They are, e.g.: Ca Penal Code section 422.55.


As I stated in my first post on this subject, (with a premonition of this discussion looming smile ) The issue of Racism is always guaranteed to bring out idea loges on all sides of the issue, and "facts and figures" are available to "prove" almost any point of view.

CA 422.55 is primarily a bill that deals with racial, gender and sexual orientation equality in schools: perhaps with all the resources available to her, Leah Ann will be able to offer examples of actual cases where the most liberal courts in the land have consistently applied Hate Crimes sentencing guidelines in black on white hold ups?

While a part of my point, this was not an area I was intent on getting side tracked on: most discussions these days seem get broken down into finite arguments (like a trial?)and the general feel of the post as a whole gets lost.

Is it more important in the big picture to discuss issues, or merely to "score points" by poking holes in someones arguement, while ignoring the crux of their point?


It's rarely rocket science, it's usually just math: then again if you can't do the math.......