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Jennifer Cordova

09/05/2025

JURI600

Professor Roach

Week 3 Assignment

Render Unto Caesar

This essay is my analysis of the State of Wisconsin’s and the encorporation of harsher

penalties if the crime committed is due to the victim's sex, religion, or the individual's race. The

penalties becoming more enhanced is due to the constant rise in violent crimes against a person

foundational versus when it comes to civil jurisdiction.

The paper I am presenting to you is my determination of if the civil court has authority

over the enhancement of criminal hate-crimes or have they stepped outside of authority due to a

Biblical worldview.

The definition of a hate-crime as defined by Oxford dictionary is ‘a crime, typically one

involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sexual

orientation or similar grounds.’ Being biased and prejudice against someone based on the

definition said above can be seen as intention and can be complicated to name if an action is not

followed after. Jurisdiction could fall under mindful matters which belongs to our Devine and

not civil authority or civil government however, only if the bias is determined to be intention.

punish a wrongful thought, only a wrongful act.”

Titus made several valid points throughout his pages when he referenced speaking the

law with others while continuing to keep a respectful boundary with them. While jurisdiction and

authority are a complete division between government and God, Romans 13:1-2 states; ‘There is

no power but of God, the powers are obtained by God.’ And Titus can follow suit in that by his

into us, it is the idea that a person can naturally protect themselves or others from wrongdoings.

It is said that one's heart can be evil, which can be se in cases involving murders, sexual assaults,

violent crimes, and others, that man can not fully be trusted to self govern and must have

government intervention to prevent it from occurring again.

I took the time to look over some of the details surrounding the 1993 Wisconsin v.

Mitchell case that pushed Wisconsin to pursue this particular action. After reviewing it seems as

if the courts decision was based on the actions and conduct of the man, not the man's beliefs.

Because the man had acted on his bias and prejudice instead of just believing or thinking it, he

was held accountable. The court documents said that he had picked the victim based on race,

however it also said that the victim was discussing a movie by the name os Mississippi Burning.

an emotional, mind-altering rage that then made the victim seem as if he were against Mitchell.

In Genesis 4:12, Cain was labeled as a nothing for murdering Abel, he does however curse him

and shun him allowing him to still suffer consequences for his actions. God does not however,

destroy Cain for his actions. In the aspect of a Biblial worldview it seems as if the enhancement

in penalities for this crime could be overstepping because in Genesis not even God persecuted

those who protect the vessels surrounding the heart and mind. The civil government still holds

authority over our actions if it is seen as if a hate-crime was committed due to the individual

holding prejudice. God gains authority over mind and heart while man continues to control

authority over civil matters to prevent totalitarism. It tries to creat an equal and fair fight as well

as helps with better understanding of how to handle and judge certain situations.

I do believe that because we can not trust man to govern himself, that the laws we have

set in place and sanctioned for hate-crimes should continue to be held with civil jurisdiction and

continue to be enhanced because the goal is to continue to keep chaos under control and allowing

one to commit a hurtful act because of their own personal bias is a sin, and while we are forgiven

of our sins, God can continue to have that authority of our hearts and minds but we still need

subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the

authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore, whoever resists the authority resists the

ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a

terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good,

and you will have praise from the same.’

crimes with 13,857 victims and 52.5% being because of race and 22.5% being because of

religion and those being the ones in the top two for percentile and both of those are up from

2022. So, I do believe it is safe to say that while most abide by Natural Law, we can not fully

trust man to abide by Natural Law without having the civil government have full authority over a

man's actions without total chaos. Having the civil government take authority over one's actions

prevents one from committing hate-crimes.