Not to put too fine a point on things, but Sen. Russell is ignorant...ignorant of a few key points. First of all, necrophilia is a disturbing practice involving sex with the dead. Necrophilia is not a sexual orientation. To equate the two is just idiotic. Also, I believe that necrophilia is still listed as a disorder, while homosexuality has been off that list for over thirty years.
Furtermore, since when are violent crimes considered free speech? Matthew Shepard's murder had nothing to do with some nice boys wanting to have their say. Also, we are not a protected class, the new bill was proposed to fill in gaps by our legal system that, contrary to Mr. Russell's fairy tale view, doesn't always offer adequate protection.
And for the record, hate crimes don't only happen to gay people. They happen to women. They happen to people of color. They happen to people who look like they might be this year's definition of a terrorist. They happen to people who have differing religous views. In short, hate crimes can happen to all of us.
It is ignorance and fear, such as displayed by Mr. Russell, that leads to such heinous crimes.
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Not to put too fine a point on things, but Sen. Russell is ignorant...ignorant of a few key points. First of all, necrophilia is a disturbing practice involving sex with the dead. Necrophilia is not a sexual orientation. To equate the two is just idiotic. Also, I believe that necrophilia is still listed as a disorder, while homosexuality has been off that list for over thirty years.
Furtermore, since when are violent crimes considered free speech? Matthew Shepard's murder had nothing to do with some nice boys wanting to have their say. Also, we are not a protected class, the new bill was proposed to fill in gaps by our legal system that, contrary to Mr. Russell's fairy tale view, doesn't always offer adequate protection.
And for the record, hate crimes don't only happen to gay people. They happen to women. They happen to people of color. They happen to people who look like they might be this year's definition of a terrorist. They happen to people who have differing religous views. In short, hate crimes can happen to all of us.
It is ignorance and fear, such as displayed by Mr. Russell, that leads to such heinous crimes.
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