http://www.statenews.com A bill introduced last week in the Michigan House of Representatives seeks to expand the state’s definition of hate crimes to include intimidation of gays, lesbians and those with disabilities, as well as the use of symbols for the purpose of harassment. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:39:45 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20101 More and more freedom slips away by the hands of the elected. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:35:57 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20101 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20106 Here’s the real haters — http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/07/14/2008-07-14_columbias_hustler_prof_gets_hustled_out_.html “ .. Academics, by nature, are contemplative types, not activists .. unless it’s over a salary raise. Manipulative hustlers know them for the milquetoasts they are. “These con artists have passed themselves off as scholars of ethnicity or of women, always falling back on color and gender if caught empty-headed, incompetent or inadequate while on the faculty. “Madonna Constantine could not cover her intellectual thefts by shouting racism or sexism. She was brought down by the facts ..” If a police officer is assigned to every stupid act in society — especially Democrats, Socialists and Commies — society will be bankrupt within weeks. Ridiculous, absurd, and useless. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:31:47 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20106 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20107 “ .. No one should be allowed to hang a noose to intimidate ..” EXISTING CRIMINAL CHARGES (CIVIL CHARGES SEPARATE) POSSIBLE — Disturbing the peace. Vandalism. Incitement to riot. Failure to obey police officer And dozens of EXISTING LAWS that could be used, at the police officer’s discretion. CIVIL CHARGES — $50,000,000 harassment lawsuit. That is how the Klan was bankrupted in Mississippi. Not by demanding 5,000,000 new laws. In court. By lawyers. This is just a ploy by Democrats, Socialists, and Commies to tie up money and resources on the repetitive, useless, wasteful and already-existent. The real goal of this legislation: gay marriage, repeal of “don’t ask.” Fact: the federal government and 26 states (including Michigan) have already voted: NO gay/lesbian/human-animal/polygamous marriage. Period. Get over it. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:35:38 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20107 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20109 Dan if you still want to hate, discriminate, or punish individuals based on their race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc. that is your prerogative. You have free will and you can still act as you see fit. Ultimately, the choice is still yours. You are “free” to choose between respecting an individual or group as they are, or to choose to act on your hate and suffer the consequences. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:40:35 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20109 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20111 THE ORIGINAL HATE SPEECH http://it.uwp.edu/gangsters/ice-t.cop.killer.html Will Michigan’s law have time limits for prosecution? Will the Democrats/Socialists/Commies have Ice-T visit? Dang — that would be a “change.” Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:53:52 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20111 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20115 CMU CASE — NO CHARGES http://www.mlive.com/saginawnews/news/index.ssf/2008/07/prosecutor_drops_charges_in_cm.html “MOUNT PLEASANT — Isabella County Prosecutor Larry J. Burdick said Tuesday he will not seek charges against the person who hung four nooses in a Central Michigan University classroom last November. A forensic examination of the contents of the suspect’s computer indicated the nooses were not racially-motivated, Burdick said.” Well .. that was $25,000 in FBI and local law enforcement funds well-spent. On a stupid punk who did a moronic stunt. Too bad they couldn’t charge him with felony stupidity, on top of everything else possible. Then again, if stupidity were a felony — the Democrats, Socialists and Commies wouldn’t have any drivers on Election Day. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:06:22 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20115 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20119 “Tim the Democrat is ignorant”, You have some really poignant posts in which your ability to research the words “hate crime” on google show. The fact of the matter is that no one in their right mind would really give a damn about punishing hate crimes unless they performed/encouraged them. You are so adamant and bent on “the Democrats, Socialists, and Commies” being wasteful and useless, well my friend, I’m not sure exactly what party you prefer but I can tell you it gets no better on the other side of the spectrum. It’s comical when the people so against gay marriage and gay rights end up being the ones caught at rest stops off the freeway with a mouthful. Similar to the priests and clergymen who preach abstinence and purity, all the while fondling young boys. Maybe you should rethink your agenda, because like you, I too can search google tirelessly, and maybe, just maybe, I will come across a news story about a State news blogger jerking off men for money behind local pizzerias. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:28:14 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20119 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20121 “ .. I will come across a news story about a State news blogger jerking off men for money behind local pizzerias.” No — that’s in San Francisco, O Brilliant One. On a daily basis. Good ol’ Nancy Pelosi on SNL If you knew anything about statistics, you know that since an estimated 97% of males are NOT gay — you had a 97% chance of being wrong. Congratulations — you and Drew Winter should enjoy your Starbucks-gained unemployment checks. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:40:54 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20121 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20123 “You Like Hate Crimes?” this is one of the worst posts I have ever read: “The fact of the matter is that no one in their right mind would really give a damn about punishing hate crimes unless they performed/encouraged them.” Some people still believe in the First Amendment and believe that the government can’t and shouldn’t punish thought crimes. There are hundreds of millions of people in this country and the bottom line people are going to dislike others for all kinds of stupid reasons. Just because we ban expression of that stupidity does not mean we will get rid of that stupidity. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:51:31 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20123 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20125 “ .. Some people still believe in the First Amendment and believe that the government can’t and shouldn’t punish thought crimes ..” Excuse me — just thinking that, well, that’s a ‘thought crime.’ Go to MSU PD HQ and turn yourself in. Your “re-education” will be supervised by short-haired, mean-faced non-white non-males. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:01:05 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20125 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20131 After this “vote for the incumbent” thing passes — could they also pass laws for free ice cream, free beer, and free pizza? That would be swell. Thanks! Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:35:51 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20131 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20185 Amazing that folk have no problem mouthing off without bothering to even to actually read the bill to know what they are ranting against. Maybe it’s because they know the bill doesn’t punish thought. What the bill says is that if you commit a CRIME (yeah, something like assault or arson) AND if it can be shown that your motive for committing THAT CRIME was based upon your hate for someone because they aren’t enough like you, then you can be charged with the bias motivation. Simply put: IF IT ISN’T A CRIME, IT CAN’T BE A BIAS MOTIVATED CRIME. So go back to your ranting without bothering with the facts – your speech is still protected. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:39:45 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20185