[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

harming any citizen is just as much a "hate crime" no matter the villain's motive, the race, or the sexual orientation of the victim.

Well said.

[Williams]

I've been around the court system enough to know there is not just an "over protection" of anyone viewed as different, a minority, non traditional - There is an outright hostility to the average person, traditional family and lifestyle.

I really resent that a psycho could harm my loved ones and they wouldn't qualify for as stern a punishment. It's the average person who should protest these hate crimes and demand all our families be protected with these extra penalties, but the average person just takes this stuff on the chin.