[chris37]

I appreciate Fowler acknowledging that this was a hate crime. I can’t stand Fowler, but I give him credit for this.

I also do not support hate crime laws. The emotional state of a perpetrator is not an aggravating factor to me.

However, if we are going to have hate crime laws, they need to apply to everyone, of all races, creeds, orientations and religions.

I further think that anyone who fakes a hate crime should be charged with a hate crime.

[shhrubbery!]

if we are going to have hate crime laws, they need to apply to everyone, of all races, creeds, orientations and religions.

Same thing for civil rights. Some folks have grown up with the idea that "civil rights" are only for black Americans. They're for all Americans.