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DISCRIMINATION BASED ON A LABEL AND NOT BASED ON ACTIONS!

Various web sites, like MySpace and Facebook, and discriminating against sex offenders, simply due to a label. Now, let's look at the definition of discrimination from Merriam-Webster: Definition: 1) A: the act of discriminating B: the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently 2) the quality or power of finely distinguishing 3) A: the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually B: prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment (racial discrimination) And here is what is said on Wikipedia: Discrimination toward or against a person or group is the treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit. It is usually associated with prejudice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).