Should racism be a capital offense?

timm1776

No.

A person shouldn't be punished for their beliefs, no matter how offensive you or I may find them. If we make an exception for racism, on what grounds can we deny those who would make belief in communism, Islam, feminism, or atheism illegal?

Nor should a person be punished for racist actions, if those actions do not violate the rights of others. It may be cruel to refuse to sit with someone of another race at school, but a person shouldn't face legal punishment for it.

Racist actions which DO violate the rights of others should be punished....but only because they are violations of the rights of others, not because they are racist.

timtheenchanter

??? No! People should be allowed by law to think whatever they want. Only acts should be punished, and those according to the crime committed.
If we start enforcing idealisms, we lose one of the greatest things about our country: our right to believe what we want.

David W

whatever happened to free speech

Reba K

If a capital crime is committed because of racism then yes.

i plead the fifth

a capitol offense over what somebody thinks?

that would be against everything america stands for

dinodino

You are on very dangerous ground making what people think into crime.

Arnold M

I don't think so. As much as I hate it. Racism is a social problem. It would be difficult to legislate againt it. Whose value system would be used to define rascist?

pixles

It is, when murder or unfair practices are involved.
Nobody can do anything about the way you think.

Patrix

Idk if ur in the U.S. but the First Ammenedment lets you yalk **** about anything but there is a Law a agianst Hate Crimes such as vandilism/murder/assualt ect. but the problem is its to hard to prove i think they should change it a little so it would be easier to prove but w/e to answer your question it kinda alredy is

Richard W

No, but stupidity should be.
Report to the office immediately!

askmike

GOD NO !!!! are you crazy?? everyone in the world has been accused of being racist at one time or another..even me and some of my best friends are black and mexican. how would you even prove it?

rakie

Racism is ones crime against theirself. Committing a crime against yourself is the worst self-inflicted punishment that exists. So, it should not, but when one decides to hate themselves by being ignorant and transfer that to an act of hate against other then that should be a capital crime.

laughter_every_day

racism is a thought, not an act.

never again

Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. The word "capital" is derived from the Latin "capitalis," which means "concerning the head"; therefore, to be subjected to capital punishment means to figuratively lose ones head....................

RACISM;
any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life.. Wouldn't capital punishment also be racist?

gdmantle7

No. But it should not be recognized today.

October

Everybody is racist.

GloryDays49ers

I think it shouldn't be. I'm glad you want to limit free speech in the name of correctness.