Should Every Klan Member Be Prosecuted?
I say yes.
The Klan is a terror organization, and has terrorized citizens for decades.
It is a terror organization, and being a member makes you partially responsible.
They should all be prosecuted.
Sorry if I offended any DU Klansmen.....
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)Very unamerican, but interesting.
Yallow
(1,926 posts)In concept.
Not in reality.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)And anyboby charged and convicted should be incarcerated. But I have served in the armed forces to protect even their disgusting speech rights. You seem to think even belonging to a group should bring jail time. Slippery slope, does that also mean BLM and OWS people all should be thrown in jail?
Yallow
(1,926 posts)It's the things they do other than speaking I am referring to.
BLM isn't planning on burning crosses on any lawn of policemen.
MH1
(17,663 posts)Southern Poverty Law Center.
They actually track hate groups, including the KKK and neo-Nazi groups, and work to prosecute hate group members that commit hate crimes.
They are a great organization that does the actual work of trying to bring these people to justice.
Yallow
(1,926 posts)And many others....
MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Such a precedent would be used for arresting anybody who was a gang member. Being in a gang is not by itself a crime.
Risviltsov
(10 posts)I want to say yes. But my values say that no group nor organization should face persecution. (libertarian-blue belief) Even as much as I hate the Ku Klux Klan, I can't allow a mass persecution, because that makes me a hypocrite and taints my reputation. And this is coming from a big time Public Enemy fan. I can't --- however, we can reduce their power through awareness and tolerance campaigns.
Hate me for saying this, but I don't care. And honestly, I'd have to poll the population for an answer. ("puppet of the people" belief)
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