For some, hating crime in general isn’t enough

By Curt Smith for the Indianapolis Business Journal
January 9, 2018

Abstract: Hate Crime legislation creates protected class of citizens, where crimes against some people are punished more severely than others. Therefore, assault against a homosexual is punished more severely than the same assault against a person who is not a member of that protected class.

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​I hate crime. You hate crime. We all hate crime, which is why we use the power of the state to prosecute and lock up criminals.

Given this consensus, why is the Indiana General Assembly again debating so-called “hate-crimes” legislation?

The short answer is, the LGBTQ community seeks to politicize the criminal code to elevate its legal status. Indeed, one bill before the Legislature requires that crimes against LGBTQ citizens include five added years of jail time. Let’s illustrate how this would work:

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