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South Carolina likely to remain one of only two states without hate crime laws
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:26 am
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:26 am
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I moved here and vote for this type of stuff.
Not surprisingly, the same people who are for two-tiered justice and lesser penalties for crimes committed by certain people are in favor of hate crime legislation.
I don't even know where to start with the absurdity of this quote so I'll just
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) — South Carolina will remain one of the few states without a hate crime law after a proposal to study such legislation failed in the state Senate, despite renewed attention to rising hate crime reports and years of repeated attempts in the General Assembly.
The House has passed hate crime legislation multiple times over the past decade, but each effort has stalled in the Senate. This year, Democratic Sen. Deon Tedder of Charleston pursued a narrower approach, proposing the creation of a study committee to examine what a hate crime law could look like in South Carolina rather than advancing a bill outright.
I moved here and vote for this type of stuff.
Not surprisingly, the same people who are for two-tiered justice and lesser penalties for crimes committed by certain people are in favor of hate crime legislation.
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Tedder said the absence of a state law sends a troubling message.
“When there is no state law that says hate-motivated crimes matter, that message of institutional indifference is heard loud and clear,” Tedder said.
I don't even know where to start with the absurdity of this quote so I'll just
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 8:28 am
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Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:30 am to Chucktown_Badger
I like SC. I’ve only been once spending most of my time in Greenville and Charleston. Impressed with both cities, and I did hit a few smaller towns around Greenville that I thought were really nice. Definitely would be a good place to move if things got too bad here.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:30 am to Chucktown_Badger
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I moved here and vote for this type of stuff
Good.
Hate crime legislation is stupid. And it's morally wrong, if you believe in a "blind justice" system.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:31 am to Demonbengal
There are a bunch of awesome small towns along the coast as well.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:31 am to Chucktown_Badger
Hate crimes as apposed to a like crime?
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:33 am to Chucktown_Badger
I like SC today! 
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:35 am to Chucktown_Badger
You don't need specific laws about hate, you already have laws for criminal acts.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:35 am to SallysHuman
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I like SC today!
Every day
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:38 am to kywildcatfanone
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You don't need specific laws about hate, you already have laws for criminal acts.
Bingo. And where it gets entertaining is when you ask for justification for a different set of laws and punishment for certain things against certain people.
The conclusion will be "so you're saying that potential severe punishment and issuing real sentences are a deterrent?"
They won't like how it goes from there.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:40 am to RoyalAir
With as many people moving to South Carolina, I hope they continue to keep their identity as a state and don't start trending more like North Carolina. My MIL has property in SC that we will be most likely be moving to in a few years. Id move today if I could, but we're still going our family and have recently learned the blessings of living 10 minutes away from a Children's hospital
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:40 am to Demonbengal
Stay away from Columbia and surrounding counties and you’ll be ok.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:49 am to GeauxOn
quote:man Charleston has already changed so much in the last 5 years. It’s reminding me more and more of northern Virginia/dc every passing day. Especially with folks like chucktown Badger moving here.
With as many people moving to South Carolina, I hope they continue to keep their identity as a state and don't start trending more like North Carolina.
I kid, I kid
But seriously the northeast entitled douches that have moved here in waves are the absolute worst. Charlestonians used to hate Ohio but most folks from Ohio I’ve met are much cooler than the Philly and New Jersey trash moving here. Hoping it starts to slow down significantly with a lot of companies pushing RTO so much the last year and a half. James Island still has the same charm it had when I moved here at least. Chico Feo is one of the best dive spots in the country.
No one in this town works either
Chuck you ever been to that Trader Joe’s in Mt. Pleasant on a Tuesday at 10AM only to see it’s absolutely slammed (with talent 
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Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:53 am to UnluckyTiger
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It’s reminding me more and more of northern Virginia/dc every passing day. Especially with folks like chucktown Badger moving here.
I helped the first Republican mayor of Charleston since 1877 get elected (initial vote and runoff)
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Chuck you ever been to that Trader Joe’s in Mt. Pleasant on a Tuesday at 10AM only to see it’s absolutely slammed (with talent )?
I know what you speak of.
And we were just at Chico Feo last Saturday.This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 8:55 am
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:54 am to Chucktown_Badger
Hate crime laws are stupid.
Rarely do you get whacked by someone who loves you.
Rarely do you get whacked by someone who loves you.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 8:54 am to Chucktown_Badger
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When there is no state law that says hate-motivated crimes matter, that message of institutional indifference is heard loud and clear,”
This is what happens when kids are programmed to hate the United States Constitution.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:09 am to GeauxOn
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With as many people moving to South Carolina, I hope they continue to keep their identity as a state and don't start trending more like North Carolina.
It won't. Migration doesn't transform the Migrant in the Host's image. It transforms the Host into the Migrant's image.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:19 am to Chucktown_Badger
Couldn't a fight between two rival gangs theoretically be prosecuted as a hate crime?
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 9:20 am
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:22 am to Chucktown_Badger
Hate crimes are so damn dumb. Meant to appeal to the lowest common demoninator. If you commit a crime against someone that should be enough. WTF does it matter what race, they are?
And it seems like these laws only go one way. Since they insist on having them, maybe some of the ONs and YNs should be charged.
And it seems like these laws only go one way. Since they insist on having them, maybe some of the ONs and YNs should be charged.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:27 am to Hangover Haven
quote:There are many levels of crime, and many levels of punishment for crime.
Hate crimes as apposed to a like crime?
Theft is a property crime.
Theft from a home is burglary. Public policy is that theft from a home is worse than just theft, so burglary typically calls for more punishment than mere theft.
Theft from a person is robbery. Public policy is that theft from a person is worse than just theft, so robbery typically calls for more punishment than theft.
Theft using a gun from a person is armed robbery. Public policy is that theft using a gun from a person is worse than just robbery or burglary, so armed robbery typically calls for even more punishment than robbery or burglary.
A hate crime requires an underlying criminal act (such as robbery or battery) where the victim or property was intentionally selected based on actual or perceived characteristics: race, age, gender, religion, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry. It also applies if the characteristic is their employment as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel.
Public policy is that a crime against a victim who was selected based on one of the listed characteristics is worse than just a normal crime, so hate crimes call for even more punishment than regular crimes.
Thus, for example, if a victim is selected because the victim is old, female, white, or a cop, the crime call for even more punishment.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:33 am to Salviati
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Public policy is that a crime against a victim who was selected based on one of the listed characteristics is worse than just a normal crime, so hate crimes call for even more punishment than regular crimes.
Thus, for example, if a victim is selected because the victim is old, female, white, or a cop, the crime call for even more punishment.
When you have two tiered justice like this it always gets corrupted, which is precisely why it should not exist. Also, your "public policy calls for" line is disingenuous at best. It certainly doesn't call for it in the great state of South Carolina.
And my question to you is, why? Why should a crime committed for those reasons/against those people be punished more harshly?
If we think that any particular crime should be punished more harshly than it is currently, then just change the law so it applies to everyone. To argue otherwise is laughable.
"So you were brutally beaten, and that's bad and we want to punish that person, it's just that...well, you're not gay. So they will be punished but next time if you truly want justice meted out in a way that's adequate and a deterrent to others from committing the same crime, try being gay."
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 9:37 am
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