All Posts Tagged With: "thought crimes"
Imprisoning Innocents
We often engage in behaviors that endanger ourselves and are protected from such actions by warnings—instinctual or those issued by parents, priests, politicians, and physicians. The penalty for ignoring most warnings is the consequence of our actions. In only a few exceptions—“suicidal ideation” or “threat” being one—are we punished for such actions by agents of [...]
30Nov2011 | Thomas Szasz | 5 comments | ContinuedThe Secret Hate in Hate Crimes
Contributing editor Lowell Ponte is a national radio talk show host and a columnist for David Horowitz’s FrontPageMag.com. A variety of recent laws and policies, such as university “speech codes,” have been imposed with the proclaimed goal of prohibiting “hate.” They have set forth punishments for acts and crimes motivated by hatred based on a [...]
1Feb2001 | Lowell Ponte | 4 comments | Continued-
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