Comments on: The Pending Federal Hate Crimes Legislation – Part 1 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2009/06/the-pending-federal-hate-crimes-legislation/ University of Akron School of Law Blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:48:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: N. E. Frye http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2009/06/the-pending-federal-hate-crimes-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 N. E. Frye Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:04:18 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/?p=2097#comment-1783 Right on, Dave. Every state seems to have about forty different kinds of assault, "...against a minor" , "...against a teacher", "...against a _______", etc. The trouble with legislatures is they seem to feel they have to keep passing laws. Right on, Dave. Every state seems to have about forty different kinds of assault, "…against a minor" , "…against a teacher", "…against a _______", etc.

The trouble with legislatures is they seem to feel they have to keep passing laws.

]]> By: dave http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2009/06/the-pending-federal-hate-crimes-legislation/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 dave Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:33:36 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/?p=2097#comment-1754 Maybe you will touch on this tomorrow, I am wondering about the necessity of these laws. For some of the reasons above, why take the chance on having things potentially overturned? Do we need to have a law that says you can't text while driving. And another that says you can't talk on the phone. Still another about eating, one for drinking milk, one for applying makeup. Can't we have one law that says you have to pay attention to the road and leave it at that. If I am in the crosswalk and the driver isn't watching the road in front of him, I don't think I would really care why. There is a flavor of the month aspect that politicians find appealing. You can show your constituents how on the ball you are, but what benefit is there beyond that? Aren't there laws already that prohibit violence against others? I can't imagine that anyone ever used the defense in an assault case, 'It is ok He's from Luxembourg.' At least not successfully. Maybe you will touch on this tomorrow, I am wondering about the necessity of these laws. For some of the reasons above, why take the chance on having things potentially overturned?

Do we need to have a law that says you can't text while driving. And another that says you can't talk on the phone. Still another about eating, one for drinking milk, one for applying makeup. Can't we have one law that says you have to pay attention to the road and leave it at that. If I am in the crosswalk and the driver isn't watching the road in front of him, I don't think I would really care why.

There is a flavor of the month aspect that politicians find appealing. You can show your constituents how on the ball you are, but what benefit is there beyond that?

Aren't there laws already that prohibit violence against others?

I can't imagine that anyone ever used the defense in an assault case, 'It is ok He's from Luxembourg.' At least not successfully.

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