So, Host, you're saying it's partisanship, not homophobia?
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
I certainly hope you'll forgive any perceived condescension, but will, if you don't know that every single day there are white people killed by black or hispanic people and the media doesn't give a damn, nor do most in the justice system....but god help the white person who kills a black man because then we get to hear jesse jackson and al sharpton rail and rant about the blatant racism in (name your city) and that they expect the DA to charge a hate crime. Face reality my brother, you and I are the most discriminated against species on the planet at this time.
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The only condescension perceived was the condescension communicated.
White people are killed every day by people who aren't white, but it has nothing to do with race. They aren't killing someone because they're white. Usually, they're doing it because of theft. Theft is different than a hate crime.
If by species you mean race, then I'm afraid I'll have to disagree by citing the fact that I make over 100k a year, went to great schools, and my daughter is about to go to a great school. I may have been treated like crap by my old manager at Sears, who was black, because he resented me, but I've not felt the sting of bigotry the same way as women, blacks, or homosexuals.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
If you were talking civil cases, maybe...but you're talking about a slow crawl justice system with DA's more interested in political careers than you are anything else and the reality of that is, your death or mine just doesn't frickin matter to them. I'm not very up to speed on san fran crime, but here in dallas/fort worth, it's just not the way you describe.
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Dallas just had a black man killed by hate crime a few weeks ago. I read something about it (I'll look for an article). We have hate crimes here, too, despite the very liberal nature of the people in this area. It's a problem. The thing is, it's a different problem than non-hate crimes.