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.)
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"?