tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post6389594190496635972..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Hate Crimes HistorySUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-10899921079681593192009-10-25T17:17:17.492-07:002009-10-25T17:17:17.492-07:00Mitchell, some of the similarities include the fac...Mitchell, some of the similarities include the fact that the most rabid opposition is again coming from many of the same (mostly straight white) people, the Bible is again being used to justify that opposition, both the black and LGBT communities have been and continue to be the target of hate crimes, and both groups are/were denied basic civil rights enjoyed by the (mostly straight white) uffda51https://www.blogger.com/profile/11395027089123943228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-85232517059464392822009-10-24T23:34:04.235-07:002009-10-24T23:34:04.235-07:00Very impressive, You guys are probably where Black...Very impressive, You guys are probably where Black people where forty years ago or so... <br /><br />I wonder just what the similarities are to the black civil rights movement and the LGBT civil rights movement?Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846275532685283070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-53298570025773637402009-10-24T21:41:58.939-07:002009-10-24T21:41:58.939-07:00Brad ... You're done here. Move on.Brad ... You're done here. Move on.SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-51523237892962778432009-10-24T08:05:46.936-07:002009-10-24T08:05:46.936-07:00I'm not an expert on this, but here's my t...I'm not an expert on this, but here's my take in response to Athanasian. Since he addresses the issue in general terms, I will use another example for more impact.<br /><br />A violent crime against a black man (such as a lynching) is a crime against all blacks, not just a murder. It is meant to send a signal to an entire class. After a lynching, or a cross burning, the entire black Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410143259690873128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-72769401738741414492009-10-23T22:53:52.452-07:002009-10-23T22:53:52.452-07:00A better question, Athanasian, would be why it bot...A better question, Athanasian, would be why it bothers you so.<br /> <br />If there is equal protection under the law, do you think you'll be less safe?<br /><br />Is there no difference in murder at all? Should the basis of the murder not be recognized?<br /><br />You may see it as some sort of half-assed special rights - well, good, because gays and lesbians have been traditionally MarkBrunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971990948866488080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-54345405174832372512009-10-23T07:11:15.352-07:002009-10-23T07:11:15.352-07:00Susan
I am * so* happy that the bill protecting G...Susan<br /><br />I am * so* happy that the bill protecting GLBT persons from hate crimes passed. As a straight ally, I have been praying for something such as this to happen for a long time. <br /><br />God Bless.The Pensacola Hippie https://www.blogger.com/profile/09884718046229306672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-6223603519456801682009-10-23T02:47:41.183-07:002009-10-23T02:47:41.183-07:00Finally. This is great news.Finally. This is great news.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-45795326272140768812009-10-22T21:51:42.425-07:002009-10-22T21:51:42.425-07:00I've never understood the whole idea of "...I've never understood the whole idea of "hate crimes" and this is another example of it. I've had a couple of occasions to discuss the question with friends who strongly support hate crime legislation, but I've always come away scratching my head.<br /><br />I suppose my question is this: doesn't hate crime legislation make a mockery of the notion of "equal Athanasianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754301354348651835noreply@blogger.com