A young man in British Columbia just received a 17 month jail sentence for severely injuring a gay man just because he was gay. In my opinion, this criminal should have been given a 5 year sentence for breaking the poor man's jaw but that's not why I'm writing this blog.
My issue is with the term "hate crime". Any violent crime, whether it be against man, woman, gay, or even a child, is a crime of hatred. It shouldn't be an issue that the victim of such a crime is gay because it doesn't really matter. Some fool who believes he or she has the right to lash out at anything or anyone who offends them in some way should go to jail for a long, long time. Let the marijuana users out to make room for all these violent people.
Is it any less a hate crime if a man beats his wife into unconsciousness just because he's a loser? Is it any less a hate crime if a person breaks another person's jaw just because they looked at them? All violent crimes are hate crimes and giving special status to gay victims just makes them more separate from the rest of us.
We're all offended by different things but none of us has the right to hit and hurt. A 17 month jail sentence might teach that young man a lesson his parents failed to teach him.
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