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combat_mage_sc  4 stars
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How progressive.


Three Occupy Oakland protesters accused of surrounding and taunting a woman before stealing her wallet were charged on Friday with robbery and hate crimes, authorities said.

Michael Davis, 32, Nneka Crawford, 23, and Randolph Wilkins, 24, confronted the woman on the streets of Oakland in February after she told them not to riot in her neighborhood, the Oakland Police said in a written release.

“She was surrounded by three protestors and battered as they yelled vulgar epithets regarding their perception of her sexual orientation,” Oakland Police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said.

The female victim was not identified except as a 20-year resident of the neighborhood.

“Her wallet was taken during the crime,” Watson said. “The victim broke away from the group and called police, who were able to arrest one suspect near the scene.”

Watson said the other two suspects were arrested at a February 29 Occupy Oakland protest.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/03/us-oakland-protests-hatecrimes-idUSTRE82208720120303

 

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Fallen_daemon  3 stars
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alot of those protesters are opportunistic thugs looking for a easy meal.

 

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hope they are found guilty.

 

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Aerlinthian  4 stars
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Hate Crime laws are an abomination. You can charge them appropriately with assault, battery, menacing, theft, etc. But charging them for the stupid spew that comes out of their useless traps is fundamentally wrong. You can't fix stupid anyway, you can however deal with their violent behavior.
Rhodoman  4 stars
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Aerlinthian posted:

Hate Crime laws are an abomination. You can charge them appropriately with assault, battery, menacing, theft, etc. But charging them for the stupid spew that comes out of their useless traps is fundamentally wrong. You can't fix stupid anyway, you can however deal with their violent behavior.

I agree that they are both unnecessary and wrong. Abomination, however, I reserve for actual abominations.

Rho

 

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Bat_Avenger  1 star
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all crimes are hate crimes

 

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ikkoikki  4 stars
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Bat_Avenger posted:

all crimes are hate crimes



What about necrophilia?

 

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tantallous  1 star
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ikkoikki posted:

Bat_Avenger posted:

all crimes are hate crimes



What about necrophilia?



Proof that it shouldn't be considered a crime.

 

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ikkoikki  4 stars
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I'm just saying, necrophilia is a love crime, not a hate crime.

 

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Hyperimiator  3 stars
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How can necrophilia be a crime, hell they are already dead.

 

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