[dc27]

"As for school yard skirmishes and name calling.....It's part of growing up."

I agree with your statement about growing up. But how is it fair to only apply hate crime status to whites?

[blackdog]

Fair is not a human trait. It cannot be legislated. Hate crimes legislation is a dark period in the legislative nightmare we have created. Children are smart enough to not care about hate crimes as adults define them. Anyone punching you in the nose at the momnent is technically committing a hate crime. Only an adult becomes stupid enough to make catagories for which some nose punchers are more wicked than other nose punchers.