Michael Kelly Mort Kondracke Ch. Nope, none of those prejudices are punishable under this bill. It would still be legal in Arkansas to hate Republicans. Like greed, revenge, envy or just general cussedness. When we punish only some motivations for a crime, we necessarily privilege other kinds.
Absurdities soon surface.
One hesitates to guess. This discussion is already sufficiently absurd. Which is the risk one runs when one discusses an absurd law. The bill is only ostensibly neutral. Its word games should have a familiar ring in these latitudes.