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Originally posted by Cream
As for the original article, it seems to me that it is more the acts of children with too much free time on their hands. It was trespassing and harassment rather than bigotry, racism, or hatred in my opinion. (I'm not sure how intimidating fourteen year old girls can be, but I wasn't there.) Now a death threat from a grown man or anyone should be taken seriously.
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However, the question comes up, where did they hear these phrases? While it's true that they may only have harrassed this guy they were yelling phrases that indicate hatred, and if in fact these girls are not guilty of such hatred then they had to have heard the phrases elsewhere (most likely from parents or older children) and so these issues are still relevant. There is inter-racial hatred (on many sides) out there and while that in itself is not a crime it is a crime to act on those feelings in a certain way. Because these acts stem from deep seated feelings and beliefs I don't feel that it is completely effective simply to legislate the issue. Nothing will change until ideas change and everyone has more understanding and tolerance. This happens through education, not legislation. Just my 2 cents worth.