Oh for goodness sake!
You say that people should not punish people for their race. We both agree that there should not be "Hate crime" statutes. Can you (since you are a lawyer, and quite likely smarter than I am in this area) explain how this is not a "hate crime"?
Let's see...
You have hate.
You have an anti-race sentiment.
You have a crime.
Explain how this is NOT a racially biased hate crime. Which of those three facts above are in dispute?
As for the greater sentencing for crimes by African-Americans, I have already said there should be standard sentencing regardless of race. Do you agree?
I think there should be a set punishment for cocaine possession regardless of powder or pellet (crack) form. I think multiple convictions should increase the sentence length.
All of this should be regardless of race. I am not going to get into an argument defending differences in sentencing when I do not agree with differences in sentencing.
You say that people should not punish people for their race. We both agree that there should not be "Hate crime" statutes. Can you (since you are a lawyer, and quite likely smarter than I am in this area) explain how this is not a "hate crime"?
Let's see...
You have hate.
You have an anti-race sentiment.
You have a crime.
Explain how this is NOT a racially biased hate crime. Which of those three facts above are in dispute?
As for the greater sentencing for crimes by African-Americans, I have already said there should be standard sentencing regardless of race. Do you agree?
I think there should be a set punishment for cocaine possession regardless of powder or pellet (crack) form. I think multiple convictions should increase the sentence length.
All of this should be regardless of race. I am not going to get into an argument defending differences in sentencing when I do not agree with differences in sentencing.