Conservatives React: 'Hate Crimes' Amendment Discriminatory

Crosswalk ^ | June 18th, 2004

[NJ_gent]

"Any and all "hate crimes bills" are an attempt in thought control."

Bingo.

[little jeremiah]

The comments made on this thread have more wisdom, common sense, and truth that probably what is bloviated in the entire Senate from one month's end to the next.

Now if only Freepers were Senators instead of the horses' arses that so many are.

(Blanket apology to the noble race of horses everywhere.)

[Rushgrrl]

this is my question, when it comes to "hate crimes". What if a gay gets beat up because he keyed your vehicle or something, or someone of another race? There is nothing in place to KEEP them from calling the "hate crime" card even if it wasn't accurate.

But then, these days, and I DO say this from experience, whites are the only ones that are considered racist. I've been called it several times, because I'm white (which I'm really not but most people don't stop to ask)but then, I'm given "special treatment" when applying for jobs and whatnot if I put down my real heritage on the application, so exactly what is considered a "hate crime"?

[Wampus SC]

"In reality, this language can be used to make a legal argument that standing is negated automatically by anyone in any religious or public forum that is, for example, anti-homosexual. Thus, religious beliefs which do not espouse open acceptance and approval of the gay community are therefore acting unlawfully, using the "hate speech" concept of this amendment. Freedom of religion or speech is therefore logically suspended on constitutional grounds."

This will happen. It's on the agenda, as far as I can discern. I don't recall anyone saying it openly - but I bet somebody has.

As far a religions go, it'll only be applied to Christianity and some branches of Judaism. We're into the times where good is called evil and evil is called good. Persecution of believers for His name's sake has already begun, and will get a lot worse before it gets better.

[Wampus SC]

"This is so messed up. I fear that not even mass violence and civil war will ever stop this madness. Unfortunately, the government is so thoroughly infiltrated with these disgusting perverts, it will eventually side with them anyway. Besides, 2Timothy 3 foretold this situation. These are the "critical times". God help us."

I agree with everything you said. Mass violence won't stop the increasing madness in the country, but the madness might inspire violence and/or civil war eventually. I've been trying to be optimistic about all this, but I can't anymore.

[Wampus SC]

"They'll ban the Bible next."

Yep. I think it's part of a long-range plan.

[Wampus SC]

"But then, these days, and I DO say this from experience, whites are the only ones that are considered racist. I've been called it several times, because I'm white (which I'm really not but most people don't stop to ask)but then, I'm given "special treatment" when applying for jobs and whatnot if I put down my real heritage on the application, so exactly what is considered a "hate crime"?"

I'm in a similar situation. I'm part Indian (American), part white, and look white. I could put down that I'm Indian and get special treatment. But I don't, because I'm opposed to preferential treatment based on race.

Sometimes I think that certain people are thought as hate crimes by the PC crowd. I'm white, male, straight, Christian, conservative and Southern. To their way of thinking, that means I'm racist, sexist, homophobic, intolerant, fascist and racist(again) - in other words, their version of evil incarnate - just by existing. And Doubleplusungood as well!

[Wampus SC]

While reading and posting I had a chilling thought. What if it becomes possible to be convicted of a hate crime without doing anything?

Anyone remember that slogan the homosexual lobby had a few years ago, "Silence is the voice of complicity"? That was about AIDS, ostensibly, but they might try to apply it again, to anyone who says nothing to praise homosexuality loudly and often. They could say that the person's silence indicates his complicity in hatred of gays. Bingo - instant hate crime. Based on what I've seen, I wouldn't put it past them to try this. Nor would I put it past some PC judge to go along with it.

[wolficatZ]

Nary a peep about introducing "special laws" protecting children from homosexuals.

[HiTech RedNeck]

"When people are being stoned in the public square, we ought to come to their rescue."

Who let this banshee loose?

[A. Pole]

Nary a peep about introducing "special laws" protecting children from homosexuals.

Watch out! Pedofilia is also a sexual orientation.