The Truth About Hate Crimes Laws

Extremist rhetoric is unmasked and the truth is revealed by Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese in this video rebutting myths about the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, otherwise known as the Matthew Shepard Act.

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[TheLonePeaceMan]

why did you put up a video of bigots?

what does that have to do with the actual law?

[PumpingSmashkins]

@retrospect1983 Religion is a joke. What's hypocritical to me is that there is only one group that "hate crimes" and "hate speech" are not just accepted but encouraged and laughed at. Namely, "crackers" or "rednecks." If there's a white-on-black crime (exceedingly rare, statistically) it's automatically a hate crime, and the races of victim and criminal are THE story. If it's the other way around, it's NEVER a hate crime, and you can't even mention the races. Granted, the latter is routine...

[retrospect1983]

@PumpingSmashkins what i find most hypocritical are the churches and preachers rallying against these additional laws when they are guilty of the same. it will be interesting to see thes christians views on these hate crime laws as they get closer to being only 50 % of the population, or less (if trend continues) , vulneralble to the masses that might have a problem with christians's actions, and decide to demonize them again. much like christians have done to many groups themselves.

[PumpingSmashkins]

@retrospect1983 Obviously. Replace it with Muslim or communist or anarchist or whatever else you please. It still illustrates the idiocy of "hate crimes" legislation.

[retrospect1983]

@PumpingSmashkins great point . now insert the word christian in the place of homosexual.  that is why im against hate crime laws. religious people such as christians have enjoyed special protections for years and now is the time for it to stop. do away with hate crime laws all together and christians will no longer have that special protection.

[TheShadowwolf88]

Hate crime laws are not even a bad joke since not all races and creeds are afforded the protection of said laws ANYWHERE!

[PumpingSmashkins]

Hate Crime laws: Because killing a person because he looked at you wrong is not nearly as bad as killing a person because he's a homosexual.

[tedlgj]

@RCSVirginia you are so gay. 

[RCSVirginia]

@tedlgj

No, it just means that you are a bigot. However, if you took a gun and shot him because you hated him because you thought he was a "lisping faggot" and clearly announced that, that was why you did it, and the local authorities did not prosecute you, as they were in full agreement with you, then, you could be charged with a hate crime by the federal government, as well you should be.

[gothicwitchcraft101]

@tedlgj look it up. you know, google. and we dont want rights we deserve rights. and i pay my taxes just like everyone else. i do my part. and im still treated like a second class citizon. and for what? having a boyfriend? get real.