Originally Posted by
Wells
The nature of the crime always has a place in the court room. For instance its clearly a worse crime to kill someone because he's black than it is to kill someone because you found him sleeping with your wife. Both are clearly bad, but one is sorely provoked and an action most of us can relate to, even if we don't condone it.
Secondly, to use the same examples again, someone who would attack and kill a man for the color of his skin is a greater risk to society as a whole than a man who would attack a guy sleeping with his wife, something the justice system should keep into account.