make a responce to the following paragragh:(explian) Reading Todd Mitchell\'s st
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make a responce to the following paragragh:(explian)
Reading Todd Mitchell's story on Hate Crime raised some questions in my mind. Do hate crime laws hurt or contradict the freedom of America citizens? And how serious are hate crimes? After some research I found that the original claim that hate crimes are more serious and violent than another crime was a very true and valid fact. Hate often stems from greed and lust and thus motivates the person to attack the victim in harsher ways because of their want, they feel justified. But then again, the actions are still similar to a crime that was committed because of "payback" or "someone stepping out of line".
I do not think the current hate crime laws contradict American freedom or the First Amendment. I understand that strict hate crime laws could very easy start punishing beliefs and taking away an individual's right to free thoughts. However, when someone's belief or behavior psychically hurts someone else, they are violating a greater law. Hitler truly believed that he was making the world a better place and hated Jews and he had the right to believe that, but he did not have the right to make everyone do the same. Hate crimes are similar but on a much smaller scale. One can believe that, but their right to carry out hate is never protected.
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Freedom should not be misinterpreted with a free will to anything at any time, any place. Even in the natural world there is a responsibility and discipline, the animals behave so as to fulfill their bodily necessities but do not act out of hate and harm others. Freedom always comes with responsibility that one's actions and behaviors should not harm others with intention. So every act that intentionally causes harm to others cannot be termed as freedom or nobody has right to harm others. Hate crime causes both physiological and psychological harm to others, hence, it should neither be promoted or protected by the right of freedom. Hence, there should be hate crime laws.
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