They shoot gays, don't they?

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Shane wrote:

EVERY crime is a "hate crime" in one way or another. When did we as a society decide it was important to punish people who comit crimes against others based on race/religion/sexuality/sex/et c more severely than those comitted against someone who does not fall into these categories? Is a white male murdering a minority realy any different than murdering another white male? Murder is murder reguardless of what it's motivating factors are. I think it's about time that society level the playing field and begin treating ALL crimes as harshly as they currently do those labeled as "hate crimes".

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Queers Rot in HELL wrote:

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"Hate Crime" is just another term the gays use so they may get special treatment in society.

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Monica wrote:

I think it's a shame that a human must die at the hands of another because of the life they choose. Do we kill smokers, alchoholics,drug addicts,child abusers or obese people? NO! You don't hear of gay citizens commiting any horrible crimes.

Shane wrote:

EVERY crime is a "hate crime" in one way or another. When did we as a society decide it was important to punish people who comit crimes against others based on race/religion/sexuality/sex/et c more severely than those comitted against someone who does not fall into these categories? Is a white male murdering a minority realy any different than murdering another white male? Murder is murder reguardless of what it's motivating factors are. I think it's about time that society level the playing field and begin treating ALL crimes as harshly as they currently do those labeled as "hate crimes".

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Queers Rot in HELL wrote:

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"Hate Crime" is just another term the gays use so they may get special treatment in society.
Oh the mean man called me a fag - oh charge the mean man with a hate crime - oh waahh wahhh waah
I'm a sensitive gay person oh waahh waahh wahhh
GO TO HELL you STINKING QUEERS!!!!!!

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McMike wrote:

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May I ask you a question? Have you ever been man enough to say this to another man's face when it's just you w/no friends and no bats? I, for one, would love to meet you in real time and have you try to say this crap to my face.

Shane wrote:

EVERY crime is a "hate crime" in one way or another. When did we as a society decide it was important to punish people who comit crimes against others based on race/religion/sexuality/sex/et c more severely than those comitted against someone who does not fall into these categories? Is a white male murdering a minority realy any different than murdering another white male? Murder is murder reguardless of what it's motivating factors are. I think it's about time that society level the playing field and begin treating ALL crimes as harshly as they currently do those labeled as "hate crimes".

Shane wrote:

EVERY crime is a "hate crime" in one way or another. When did we as a society decide it was important to punish people who comit crimes against others based on race/religion/sexuality/sex/et c more severely than those comitted against someone who does not fall into these categories? Is a white male murdering a minority realy any different than murdering another white male? Murder is murder reguardless of what it's motivating factors are. I think it's about time that society level the playing field and begin treating ALL crimes as harshly as they currently do those labeled as "hate crimes".

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kooky wrote:

<quoted text> While in principle, I agree with the statement "murder is murder, no matter the reason behind committing it", there is some logic to establishing certain crimes as hate crimes. As stated in a previous post, a man who murdered a gay person served a total of three years, when someone convited of a lesser crime, say drug possession, could possibly get ten years. Establishing crimes as hate crimes brings to the forefront the seriousness of certain crimes that may have been treated as less serious in the past. I for one agree that if you murder someone, you've done it out of hate, but all crimes are not treated equally in the court systems.

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Shane wrote:

EVERY crime is a "hate crime" in one way or another. When did we as a society decide it was important to punish people who comit crimes against others based on race/religion/sexuality/sex/et c more severely than those comitted against someone who does not fall into these categories? Is a white male murdering a minority realy any different than murdering another white male? Murder is murder reguardless of what it's motivating factors are. I think it's about time that society level the playing field and begin treating ALL crimes as harshly as they currently do those labeled as "hate crimes".

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ScottyMatic wrote:

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What you fail to understand is that so called "hate crime" laws are merely injunctions to law enforcement and the courts to stop ignoring or dismissing assaults on LGBT people.
I have known a number of LGBT people who reported assaults--sometimes complete with the names and addresses of their attackers, and their complaints were completely ignored because of prejudiced police.
I was walking down the street in Lexington, Kentucky once with a friend... not holding hands or anything, just two ordinary looking people walking side by side, when a carload of teenagers sped past, yelled "hey faggots," and threw a glass beer bottle which missed my friend's head by only an inch or so before shattering against a storefront. That's a hate crime. There is nothing else to call it.
How would you like it if you were beaten-up by a gang of kids, and when you reported the assault to the cops, they looked at you funny, made assumptions about you, and as a result, simply refused to follow-up with an investigation? you don't have to be gay for the cops or a street gang to think you are, you know.
That's why these laws are necessary.
But as long as most places don't have them, I hope when the kids yell faggot and throw the beer bottles at your head, they have better aim. Good luck getting justice.

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Shane wrote:

EVERY crime is a "hate crime" in one way or another. When did we as a society decide it was important to punish people who comit crimes against others based on race/religion/sexuality/sex/et c more severely than those comitted against someone who does not fall into these categories? Is a white male murdering a minority realy any different than murdering another white male? Murder is murder reguardless of what it's motivating factors are. I think it's about time that society level the playing field and begin treating ALL crimes as harshly as they currently do those labeled as "hate crimes".

Queers Rot in HELL wrote:

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"Hate Crime" is just another term the gays use so they may get special treatment in society.
Oh the mean man called me a fag - oh charge the mean man with a hate crime - oh waahh wahhh waah
I'm a sensitive gay person oh waahh waahh wahhh
GO TO HELL you STINKING QUEERS!!!!!!

Monica wrote:

I think it's a shame that a human must die at the hands of another because of the life they choose. Do we kill smokers, alchoholics,drug addicts,child abusers or obese people? NO! You don't hear of gay citizens commiting any horrible crimes.

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Shane wrote:

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But why does the murder of a gay/black/jewish man warrant special treatment than the exact same murder scenario of a white man? My point is that there shoudl be one set of rules for all crimes and not one for if it's comitted against a certain set of individuals.

Shane wrote:

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But why does the murder of a gay/black/jewish man warrant special treatment than the exact same murder scenario of a white man? My point is that there shoudl be one set of rules for all crimes and not one for if it's comitted against a certain set of individuals.