'Are You Muslim?' Hate Crime

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I thought manslaughter was unintentional while murder was intentional? I have no idea on the degree of murder though.

In that sense, and generally speaking, yes. Intent to kill is an element of murder; it is not an element of manslaughter.

But that's not the same as talking about motivation, or intent in the sense of motivation. Talking about motivation raises the question of whether someone who kills another because he is mad at him (motivation = anger) should be punished differently from someone who, say, kills another for money or beause the victim is black/Muslim/gay . . . .

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

In that sense, and generally speaking, yes. Intent to kill is an element of murder; it is not an element of manslaughter.

But that's not the same as talking about motivation, or intent in the sense of motivation. Talking about motivation raises the question of whether someone who kills another because he is mad at him (motivation = anger) should be punished differently from someone who, say, kills another for money or beause the victim is black/Muslim/gay . . . .

Got it.