[sonsofliberty2000]

Bill Donohue is right.

[weegee]

Political correctness is not about tolerance for diversity. Hate crime laws are not equally applied. The ultimate proof is that while sexual beliefs (beyond just religious beliefs) are protected, political beliefs are not.

[SwordofTruth]

The reason the menorah is allowed in New York City public schools is because the authorities have branded it a secular symbol, and the reason the crèche is barred is because the same authorities have branded it a religious symbol. Yet when a 20-year-old man vandalizes a menorah outside New York he is charged with a hate crime and may spend seven years behind bars for his felony, while three others of the same age who vandalize several crèches outside New York-over a two-year period-are given a slap on the wrist."

If the menorah is designated as a secular symbol then how the heck can it be a hate crime to kick it? Is it a hate crime if you kick a stop sign? What's up?

[mewzilla]

The police said they will not charge them with committing hate crimes; each is being charged with 14 counts of petty larceny.

So why doesn't the state or the Feds do it?

Paging Gov. Spitzer....