Comments on: “Hate crimes” legislation is bad, ‘k? http://guystogether.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/54/ Exploring male friendship Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:33:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: maybebi http://guystogether.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/54/#comment-103 maybebi Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:35:50 +0000 http://guystogether.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/54/#comment-103 "Something will be done"?? Ooh, is that a mysterious hint about the carefully-hidden Gay Agenda I grew up hearing all about? ;) "Equalize things for GLBT people" is one thing. "Pretend that it's worse to kill one of us than one of them" is another. "Hate crimes" legislation is set up so that crime can be punished - or at least investigated - more vigorously for some people than it is for others. Imagine three different playground bullies. One of them beats up a classmate because he likes to read during recess. The second one beats up a classmate to steal his lunch money. The third beats up a classmate because someone said the other boy was gay. The three victims had an equal number of bruises. One bully may be investigated by the FBI - but only one. Is that really "equalizing things"? “Something will be done”?? Ooh, is that a mysterious hint about the carefully-hidden Gay Agenda I grew up hearing all about? ;)

“Equalize things for GLBT people” is one thing. “Pretend that it’s worse to kill one of us than one of them” is another. “Hate crimes” legislation is set up so that crime can be punished – or at least investigated – more vigorously for some people than it is for others.

Imagine three different playground bullies. One of them beats up a classmate because he likes to read during recess. The second one beats up a classmate to steal his lunch money. The third beats up a classmate because someone said the other boy was gay. The three victims had an equal number of bruises.

One bully may be investigated by the FBI – but only one.

Is that really “equalizing things”?

]]> By: 22rants http://guystogether.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/54/#comment-100 22rants Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:13:52 +0000 http://guystogether.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/54/#comment-100 In regard to the Matthew Shepard Act, it was only one part of a bill that was approved. Since then the Matthew Shepard Act has been taken out of the bill because of the veto threats made by our president. However, in the future, something will be done to equalize things for GLBT people. In regard to the Matthew Shepard Act, it was only one part of a bill that was approved. Since then the Matthew Shepard Act has been taken out of the bill because of the veto threats made by our president. However, in the future, something will be done to equalize things for GLBT people.

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