Pork-laced bullets? Really?

[Veras]

Not that this detracts from how stupid and/or offensive and/or pointless this idea is, but I have to admit that, as a pun lover, I laughed pretty hard at the fact that it is called "jihawg ammo."

[Askold]

This got me thinking about something.

How big part is the motive when punishing a crime?

For example, if someone burns down my house in order to kill me, but I'm not home when it happens is that still attempted homicide? Or just arson?

Someone using these pork bullets on a muslim would either really believe that he is sending the victim to hell, or choose the ammo because the family of the victim would believe he had been sent to hell. So in a way these bullets were made to cause additional grief to the victim (or their family.)

[chitoryu12]

This got me thinking about something.

How big part is the motive when punishing a crime?

For example, if someone burns down my house in order to kill me, but I'm not home when it happens is that still attempted homicide? Or just arson?

Someone using these pork bullets on a muslim would either really believe that he is sending the victim to hell, or choose the ammo because the family of the victim would believe he had been sent to hell. So in a way these bullets were made to cause additional grief to the victim (or their family.)

On the subject of the arson, it depends on what motive is applied. If it's proven that the person was attempting to kill you through the house fire, it's attempted murder because the intent is to cause your death.

On the subject of pork bullets, you might get extra punishment added on due to it being a hate crime if the attorney in question could successfully argue against you. But if you're already getting life in prison for murder, it wouldn't be much.

[Jack Mann]

The suspect cartridges never actually made it to the natives.  But when the Brits gave them ungreased cartridges and suggested the soldiers grease them themselves with "whatever they found appropriate," it convinced a lot of them that the rumors were true and the British were trying to destroy their religions.

[kefkaownsall]

This got me thinking about something.

How big part is the motive when punishing a crime?

For example, if someone burns down my house in order to kill me, but I'm not home when it happens is that still attempted homicide? Or just arson?

Someone using these pork bullets on a muslim would either really believe that he is sending the victim to hell, or choose the ammo because the family of the victim would believe he had been sent to hell. So in a way these bullets were made to cause additional grief to the victim (or their family.)

On the subject of the arson, it depends on what motive is applied. If it's proven that the person was attempting to kill you through the house fire, it's attempted murder because the intent is to cause your death.

On the subject of pork bullets, you might get extra punishment added on due to it being a hate crime if the attorney in question could successfully argue against you. But if you're already getting life in prison for murder, it wouldn't be much.

If the charge/plea is second degree murder or manslaughter then hate crime charge

[Jack Mann]

Oh, also, consider that targeting civilians and suicide are both forbidden by the Koran, and considered much more serious offenses than eating pork.  If they're willing to twist their scripture enough to make suicide bombings okay, they'll twist it enough to make the pork grease a badge of honor.

[The Illusive Man]

And remember folks:

Square bullets for Muslims
Circular bullets for Christians
Rocket propelled for heretics and xenos!

[Askold]

And remember folks:

Square bullets for Muslims
Circular bullets for Christians
Rocket propelled for heretics and xenos!

I understand all the references in your post and actually consider it funny.

That's a first.