<< No offense, but these to stories aren't even close to being the same thing. All that guy did was break a contract, these three people tried to murder two human beings based on race. It's disgusting. They should go away for a long time and never be allowed back in civilized society again. :| >>
I know they aren't closely related, but both deal with whether or not committing criminal acts that can be related to race should be punished more than crimes where race cannot be an issue. I don't think so, but obviously many others disagree. I was pointing out that should this set a precedent, I hope that it's fair on both sides.
I agree these punks need to be put away, but the fact that they hated the victims because they were black is pretty irrelavent. The fact he didn't burn the white bodies because they were white should be pretty irrelavent as well. "Hate crimes" are really not a good idea. They should be put away because they beat someone mercilessly. The government doesn't need to become the thought police.