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lastliberalintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-21-07 01:24 PM
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56. Most crimes aren't accidents, though
There are the rare cases of intoxicated manslaughter or negligent homicide, but neither is involved here. This was *clearly* a criminal act (absent evidence of self defense, and certainly none is noted).

But if the intent to kill was absent, should the suspect still be charged or convicted of murder just because he hated the victim because the victim was gay (or black or female or Christian or republican or...)? Say yes to that, and we're traveling down a very slippery slope in which our very criminal justice system is turned on its head. It is INTENT which has (almost?) always determined the severity of the crime, and rarely anything else.
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