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...This was a strictly legal solution, designed to get the RIAA lawyers off its back at any cost so that Patel wouldn't shut down the service outright. The RIAA was holding all the cards, legally, and Boies knows from his IBM and Microsoft battles how much judges hate arrogant technology companies. So he did what he had to do to keep the site alive in any form...
Unfortunately, these attempts have not yet succeeded. One common complaint is that federal hate-crimes laws would take criminal prosecutions out of the hands of state and local officials. Yet, hate-crimes legislation--and the federal prosecutions it would allow--would not replace or even compete with state and local authority. This law assumes that states and localities would always be the first line of prosecution. Existing hate-crimes statutes, as well as the proposed legislation, explicitly state the conditions under which federal prosecution may proceed. Namely, the federal government may only prosecute a crime when the state cannot...
Another argument against hate-crimes legislation is that it would allow prosecutions based on the motivation for a crime, which some argue should not be a consideration. Opponents of the legislation argue that all crimes should be prosecuted equally, regardless of motivation. Yet, our criminal justice system already prosecutes the same crime differently based on different circumstances. For example, the difference between first-degree murder and second-degree murder is based on the planning involved in the crime. Our society believes murders that involve prior planning deserve to be more severely punished than spontaneous killings. Accordingly, a first-degree murder...
...mandating that bias motivation be given special consideration, hate-crimes legislation sends a strong message about the position of the government on hate. This is not to say, of course, that hate speech should be limited in any way. Freedom of speech is guaranteed absolutely; the violent actions that result from hate speech are the target of hate-crimes legislation. These crimes are almost always committed against victims unknown to the perpetrator. Ultimately, hate-crimes legislation is about protecting innocent people...
Though the 106th Congress failed to pass hate-crimes legislation, the outlook is promising this year. Bills have been introduced into both houses of Congress, and they are now working their way through committee. This legislation deserves students' strong support. It is a crucial step in fighting hate in our society and protecting the victims of hate-motivated crimes...