Thought police.I am writing in response to the article about Aaron Price being found not guilty of a hate crime in Georgia [The Nation, July 22]. Hallelujah Hallelujah (hăl'əl  `yə) or Alleluia (ăl–) [Heb.,=praise the Lord], joyful expression used in Hebrew worship; cf. Pss. ! Finally, a jury and judge with some common sense. If you commit a violent crime, you should be punished, period. The motive of a crime only matters to people because they want to be and remain victims, and that gives them the title of 'victim" forever. Years ago, when I first heard about hate-crimes legislation, I could not believe my ears and thought to myself that no rational, logical person would go for this. But wrong I was, and it saddens me so. Hate-crimes laws are one of the most irrational ir·ra·tion·aladj. Not rational; marked by a lack of accord with reason or sound judgment. irrational adjective Unreasonable, illogical , idiotic things I have heard of. It boggles my mind that some people cannot see this and keep buying into it. Hate-crimes 'laws equal punishment of thought, and I find that terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. . Do you? B. Turley, Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. |
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