But a string tied around a gay black man's neck gives the entire nation the vapors.
AMEN!
My point about Hate Crimes exactly.
Hate is an Emotion, not a crime.
Adding Enhancement penalties for having an Emotion while committing another crime is the Judicial System and Rule of Law BOTH taking leave of their senses.
We're Already over the edge, locking up people for committing Thought, Mood, and Emotion Crimes as mentally ill, because they Might do something truly illegal!