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It has been claimed that hate crimes are an 'Orwellian response to prejudice'. How convincing are the justifications provided for such laws and what are the chief objections against them?
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... It has been claimed that hate crimes are an 'Orwellian response to prejudice'. How convincing are the justifications provided for such laws and what are the chief objections against them? George Orwell's novel '1984' is a fictional story in which the government attempts to control the speech, actions and even the thoughts of the public. Unacceptable thoughts are a breach of the law and are called 'thought crimes'. An 'Orwellian response to prejudice' is therefore one in which the state regulates every aspect of social life including controlling the thoughts of individuals in an attempt to wipe out the opportunity for prejudice thoughts and actions to exist. This essay is going to begin with an outline of the current hate crime laws in the United States and Britain. It will then investigate the arguments in favour of hate crime laws with careful consideration of why these arguments may not be a
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