Right. I agree. So someone can't burn a couple of flags in the forrest on dry tinder and leave the budding fire unattended. You could and should be arrested for that. But these people are burning flags on concrete.
A similar analogy might be "hate crime" laws ... if someone murders you because, say, you are gay, and this person didn't lik…
Right. I agree. So someone can't burn a couple of flags in the forrest on dry tinder and leave the budding fire unattended. You could and should be arrested for that. But these people are burning flags on concrete.
A similar analogy might be "hate crime" laws ... if someone murders you because, say, you are gay, and this person didn't like gay people ... there's already a law to punish and deter those people - laws criminalizing murder.
Right. I agree. So someone can't burn a couple of flags in the forrest on dry tinder and leave the budding fire unattended. You could and should be arrested for that. But these people are burning flags on concrete.
A similar analogy might be "hate crime" laws ... if someone murders you because, say, you are gay, and this person didn't like gay people ... there's already a law to punish and deter those people - laws criminalizing murder.
Exactly. A crime is a crime is a crime. The reason/excuse for it is irrelevant.