Show t r a 4 j Letter To The Editor Christian was na naive ve in his recent Globe commentary When comparing comparing comparing com com- paring hate crimes to other acts of violence Mr said To pun punish sh shone one instance harsher than the other leaves one victim with unequal justice Were all crimes equal Mr couldn't be any more correct However when discussing hate crimes legislation one must recognize where t the e difference in crimes lie r A hate crime is when there is more than the intent to harm an individual the intent to hurt a community is present too When a crime is targeted against an ann individual it should be punished as such When a crime hurts an individual and is targeted target target- ed to hurt an entire community community community it too should be punished accordingly Mr is s ill ill- informed about the need for hate crime legislation I would challenge everyone to become more educated and recognize the need for a hate crime law Respectfully Adam G G. G Bass Bass' |