Reply #306: Believe it or not, I agree with you. [View All]

I personally disagree with hate crimes legislation, for reasons that I have tried to articulate here but have obviously done a poor job of it.

My opposition is not so vehement as to justify the number of posts I've made trying to defend my position. Said opposition is in principle and not really a huge priority issue, but this was a case of my stubbornness getting the best of me.

I'm tired of the argument, when at the end of the day I know for a fact that we are all vehemently against violence against minorities and hope that such crimes are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

But don't lump me in with an asshole like Falwell. He would have turned back the clock to the 50s and had sodomy laws on the books in every state. I'd be first in line to fight against such laws, and I also support full access of LGBT people to the right to marry like anyone else. This one issue does not define my beliefs as I'm sure it doesn't define yours.