ZechsMerquise on 16 November 2010
Classifying crimes as 'hate' crimes is pointless and sets a dangerous precedent that some crime is worse than other crime.
If I get punched on the nose for wearing a white T-shirt and I end up in hospital with a broken nose it is exactly the same as someone getting punched for being gay or black or simply supporting another football team. At the end of the day both aggressors assaulted an innocent victim and both victims had to contend with a broken nose.
To say that one of the victims was 'less of a victim' due to motive is nonsense. In fact it's liberal bullsh*t. If you go around punching innocent people you deserve to be locked up - regardless of what your motives are.
