[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Because some lives are more equal than others.

Honestly I think the punk kid should get the death penalty. But I do not think some murders should get preferred status. They are all evil.

[DuncanWaring]

So that if he’s convicted, he can be executed extra dead.

[cripplecreek]

He’ll never walk free again and is likely to get the death penalty.

Its not like charging him with a hate crime is going to make the punishment worse. If anything, the hate crime charges are to be used as a club against the rest of us.

[GenXteacher]

The concept of a hate crime should be anathema to any American- it makes some of us better than others before the law, and it inserts the Federal government into a murder which should be a state or local matter.

[Chickensoup]

So has anyone any links about his history and his parents or has the confederate banner thing been smoke?

[boycott]

The liberals want to play this one as much as they possibly can.

My guess is that Obama and his pals high five each other behind closed doors when something like this happens. If a police officer is involved, they’re up all night partying.

[Mr. K]

Has there EVER been a black person charged with a hate crime against white people?
EVER?

[originalbuckeye]

The hate crime laws just make Leftists feel better about themselves......they are so much better than someone who commits a hate crime. I am for the death penalty, ‘hate’ crime or not. He murdered 9 people.

[Sooth2222]

Once he's dead they can execute him, again. Like Oliver Cromwell.

[Henry Hnyellar]

All crimes are hate crimes - hate for civil society and/or God.

[BerryDingle]

They should go ahead and take his birthday away from him too.

[Kenny]

If there was ever a law that needed to be reviewed by the Supreme Court, if we really had a legitimate court that is, the hate laws would be it.

Is the guy any less dead if his killer was a racist and did the murderer commit the crime because of his racism or was he just pissed off over an unrelated matter. It’s the stupidest law on the books and everyone just accepts it like it isn’t an insane attempt to interpret people’s thoughts.

[Tax-chick]

Ten consecutive death sentences!

[clintonh8r]

So FedGov can insert itself into yet another local crime matter.

[DanielRedfoot]

It pays dividends in the greevence industry.

Lawyers love this

[Syncro]

“Hate Crime” is just a straw man term in order to scapegoat a particular race, and to make liberals feel better.

Any murder is done out of hate.

[RichInOC]

Murder, by definition, is not an “I really, really like you” crime.

[arthurus]

For the Left the “hate” aspect is much more important than the actual crimes. Thought is much more dangerous than gunfire.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

If he commits a crime, the Judge will pronounce life or death.
With a HATE CRIME, the Judge will frown and look mean at you while he pronounces Life or Death.

[Robert357]

The purpose is to allow people to thump their chest and proclaim “hate crime!” He will be as dead after lethal injection for his murders one way or another. This is all about political media sound bytes.