[Kenton]

Well, this is something we've never seen before. Black thugs actually charged with a hate crime...

[Kenton]

It wasn’t an flash-mob attack on “whitey” though... the victim was gay and they called him some names.

[all the best]

“Zala would not confirm reports the comments were anti-gay in nature.”

So apparently it is something we’ve seen before.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Kenton.

[ASA Vet]

Hate is a motive, not the crime.

[DoughtyOne]

I don’t agree with what these guys did. I’ve been in situations in my lifetime where people made ugly threatening comments. I didn’t like it one bit. Do I think they deserved to be arrested charged with a felony and found guilty of a hate crime? Do I think there should have been a $50,000.00 bail set?

No.

I don’t think hurting someone’s feelings reaches that level of infraction. Harm the person or damage his property, okay.

We had a saying when I was a kid. I’m sure most of you have heard it.

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Yes, these guys were assholes. Since when are we guaranteed on the penalty of a felony and prison time, that we won’t come into contact with assholes? I don’t know about you all, but I’m just not that fragile.

I don’t need to have some government agency place nurse maid, and swoop in and protect me to this extent.

Go over and roust the guys, perhaps even charge them with a misdemeanor and give them community service. Don’t go nuts over it.

[DoughtyOne]

Actually illegal immigrants and homosexuals both trump Blacks these days.

[mike-zed]

There is absolutely no chance that these black youths were charged with a racial hate crime against a white heterosexual male.

None.

[Le Chien Rouge]

Blacks are notorious for attacking gays.

I worked with a couple of black ex-cons who would regularly go to the ‘basement’(where the gay F Train/Orgies would take place)’ of some gay bars and beat and rob the gays.

However, I’ve also worked with several gays in the restaurant business who have had enough of black on gay violence and are quite proficient in self defense.

Seriously, some of these lip wristed pickle chuggers have some damn good fighting skills.

[calex59]

Hate crimes should be taken off the books, the real name for them should be thought crimes. It should not be against the law for someone to dislike another person, regardless of the reason for that dislike. As for physical violence against others, it is already against the law to beat or molest someone, further designation of the beating to a hate crime is useless and an affront against freedom.

Just another law in which to charge people if they don't comply with the wishes of those in authority.

[Dr.Deth]

Interesting... Holder’s people vs Obama’s people. Wonder who has the higher number in the game of Liberal Stratego.