Good. They should have been. But really, does that outweigh the original crime? IMO, no.
There were enough laws on the books already.
It just depends really. Killing people because you hate them for who or what they are is on a higher level of hate.
Good. They should have been. But really, does that outweigh the original crime? IMO, no.
There were enough laws on the books already.
It just depends really. Killing people because you hate them for who or what they are is on a higher level of hate.
If it's still a murder charge they should hang for it and it be done.
No need for extra bullshit.
Here's a scenario:
A man sets a fire to a guy's house on fire because the guy had an affair with his wife.
A man sets a fire to a guy's house on fire because the guy is black/gay//Jew/Muslim.
The former is a specific person with a good reason. One is understandable anger and hate.
The latter is just some random guy that had nothing to do with anything.
The arsonist should still get the same sentence. Attempted murder+arson..
That adds up to about 3/4 of a human lifetime in prison.
40-75 years. Unfortunately, not a hanging offense.