Scamming should be hate crime

[mario-seneli]

As the title of this thread says, I believe that the act of scamming people should be treated as a serious offense of hate, discrimination and high-treason. If the con-artist is to be found guilty, he/she should face a mandatory sentence of 20+ years with no probabtion.

Honestly I think that the crime of scamming others is treatly far too mercifully and there are far to many loop holes in the legal system that many just get away with. An example? Look up Primerica, Ontario Energy Savings, Superior Gas, etc. I don't think an explanation is necessary.

Scamming is a hate crime because it fuels racism and discrimination. Most leaders of scamming companies target on innocent minorities who first land in Canada, US, etc. and have them scam people and then the innocent guy gets punished for being mislead into scamming people while the head honcho gets off scotch-free for making his victim "employees" sign a contract that dismiss any all all responsibilities of the head-honcho guy saying that those "employees" are independent agents.

Cunning scam eh? Unfortunately, scams don't just con people of there money, it puts fear and xenophobia into the public. The general public will begin to fear, be racist and discriminate thinking they are going to be scammed by so and so of so and so ethnicity. Extremist groups such as KKK will begin to feed on this stuff and spread even more misunderstanding. So you see scamming people sets of a huge chain reaction of unnecessary phobia symptoms into the public.

It appears that the head-honcho of scamming operations are more than just about making money. But rather, the head-honchos of scamming operations are extremist people with a political agenda and are trying to hide it. If not then ask yourself, how come scammers always target minorities and people of color?? Whether they are trying to hire "employees" or selling trash, they always, always target minorities. This fact alone tells you that scamming operations are not just greed motivated, but hate and racially motivated.

Finally but not least, I think that the act of scamming should be considered as treason according to the criminal code. Scamming is treason because this act betrays to nation, financially, emotionally, and ways that hinders the country from operating effectively. Now many people hardly trust each other fearing that the guy next to you might scam you. This creates division and confusion to the point where a country could be left defenseless to enemy attacks. If this is not treason then I don't know what is. This is why scam artists even if they scammed only one penny should be branded publically as traitors of their own country and serve lengthly time in maximum security prison working in gulags for extended periods of time.

Nowadays it has gone to the point where salesman are hated for their ethnicity, not what they are selling. And the national dollar is dropping like flies, heading for another great depression maybe by tomorrow. How is it possible for anyone to just sit back and relax while this apoclyptic event is occuring?

[Cybex]

I could sell you something on ebay, take your money and never deliver the product. That would be scamming. In what way is that racist?

[Boltrig]

At 5/5/07 02:04 PM, Cybex wrote: In what way is that racist?

Exactly.

Normally, scammers are indiscriminate about who they target. They dont care who gets hurt be they black, white, asian, latino, old, young, struggling families, single parents - the list goes on.

Plus theres no malice as such; the scammers see this as a faceless and therefore victimless crime.

Definately not a hate crime

[hongkongexpress]

20 years is too much. 5 years is good. However, they're going to have to explain their childish creativity (you have to admit, to scam, or steal, it s an art form, that requires logic and planning to go undetected, when you're scraping off a tiny layer for a while). Anyways, they have to explain to the powers that be, why they wasted a good brain, and intelligence on very low things. lol.

[JakeHero]

Charging someone with a hate crimes is idiotic itself. Only fools are for the savage hypocrisy of "Hate Crime" charges.

[Boltrig]

At 5/5/07 08:32 PM, JakeHero wrote: Charging someone with a hate crimes is idiotic itself. Only fools are for the savage hypocrisy of "Hate Crime" charges.

Have you been taken in by the South Park boy's presentation too?

Really though, that had a good point, like a lot of South Park shows. Funny and with a point to make.

I always use it as a qualifier for watching it!

[bandit1108]

I think that calling something a hate crime is completely idiotic. By committing a crime against someone, don't you already hate them? And even if there is some racial or discriminatory motive, they're still dead/robbed, and that would equate to jailing someone for being racist.

[scorchin-hot]

awwwww did somebody hustle you out of a game of pool?

[troubles1]

At 5/5/07 01:54 PM, mario-seneli wrote: Scamming is a hate crime because it fuels racism and discrimination.

Cunning scam eh? Unfortunately, scams don't just con people of there money, it puts fear and xenophobia into the public. The general public will begin to fear, be racist and discriminate thinking they are going to be scammed by so and so of so and so ethnicity. Extremist groups such as KKK will begin to feed on this stuff and spread even more misunderstanding

SO You are complaining about racism yet you only list a whit supremacist group, and gear your argument toward, blaming white people. you are a hypocrite.

[Dr-Worm]

Um, hate crime is total hypocritical bullshit, so your argument means nothing.

If you fall for a scam, it's not whitey's fault, it's yours for being gullible. And to be honest, sometimes I find myself in amazement at how damn good some scam artists are.

[stafffighter]

At 5/7/07 08:49 PM, Dr-Worm wrote:

If you fall for a scam, it's not whitey's fault, it's yours for being gullible. And to be honest, sometimes I find myself in amazement at how damn good some scam artists are.

Maybe they have a genetic advantage from their pure white blood. That would make it kind of a hate crime.

[MortifiedPenguins]

I wouldn't be a hate crime due to the lack of intent.

There intent isn't to scam them because of thier race. The intent to scam them is because of thier gullilbility and lack of expierence in this country, which just so happens to correlate to thier nation.

The intent of the crime is what deems it to be a hate crime.

[yinyangman]

At 5/5/07 02:04 PM, Cybex wrote: I could sell you something on ebay, take your money and never deliver the product. That would be scamming. In what way is that racist?

That would be wirse than the Star Gate tormenting Luigi.

[TheSovereign]

What? Scamming a vending machine for a free drink makes me a racist?

[The-evil-bucket]

At 5/5/07 02:04 PM, Cybex wrote: I could sell you something on ebay, take your money and never deliver the product. That would be scamming. In what way is that racist?

My thoughts exactly.