re: #266 Aceofwhat?

We agree on the first sentence.

Whatever the motivation for the bullying, it was wrong. If no motivation is an excuse for bullying, then logically you would not attempt to list all possible motivations in a ban on bullying. You would simply ban bullying.

Then, when punishing the offender, you would delve into the heart of the motivation and attempt to mold the mind. I agree with that.

I’m only saying that it’s illogical to enumerate motivations for an action if the action is never permissible.

Let’s say theft.

If theft is never permissible, would you write a bill that says “in the case of X, Y, and Z, theft is not permissible”? Of course not. You’d simply define what theft is and ban it. Period.

Did that analogy help or complicate my point? (did the bullet go into the sky or into my metatarsal…)

You’re still completely confusing motivation with action. No one is outlawing motivation (“don’t bully because you believe X or are trying to achieve Y”). The outlawing covers what you do, such as call someone a fag. Understand motivation isn’t necessary to ban that.