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Re: NEWS : Hindu Slaying Suspect Faces Hate-Crime Trial
: >>From the Monday, October 14, edition of the Wilmington (DE) News Journal.
: >SAN ANTONIO - An Indian-born man accused of killing the Mexican woman who
: >married his son goes on trial today, with prosecutors planning to argue it
: >was a hate crime [name] is accused of fatally shooting his
: >daughter-in-law, [name] in July 1995 out of prejudice against anyone not
: >Hindu. If convicted of murder under the Texas hat crime statute, it would
: >stiffen the possible life sentence by barring probation.
:
: As a Texan, I am glad to learn that my state has a hat crime statute,
: although I think this law is of little use without a corresponding
: boot crime statute and eventually a belt-buckle crime statue and
: monster-truck crime statute.
Well yes they do Vivek, actually. One's hat cannot be so large to as to
block the view of the people behind them. One's belt-buckle cannot set
off metal detectors. And one cannot wear stirrups in cities because its
considered a form of body armour. While monster-trucks are allows, the
owner of a monster truck cannot also be the owner of the tires.
Please forgive my typo Vivek.
Bests,
Jay
