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In a society where equal protection under the law is supposed to be the noble standard, there is no room to create different classes of victims. Hate-crime legislation places a different, government-assigned value on the life, liberty, and property rights of people based on their color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, physical ability, or whatever.
[Bill] Clinton says, “All Americans deserve protection from hate.”
Say what? Have we suddenly acquired another right here? Do we now have the right to be protected from hate? Fantastic! Let’s just add this to the right to a job, the right to a living wage, the right to a condo, the right to breast implants, and the right to a satisfying sex life.
Let’s try to get just a bit serious here. Hating me is not a violation of my rights. I have no right to be loved. I have no right to be liked. I have no right not to be hated. It is not the role of the federal government to keep me from being hated… or to protect me from hate.
It is the role of the government to seek to apprehend and prosecute those who deprive me of life, liberty, or property, whether it’s out of hate or just a desire for my stuff. The offender should be prosecuted for the crime he has committed. (Followed by, in all probability, a slap on the wrist and a few minutes of community service.) What they happen to think about me is absolutely beside the point.
Neal Boortz
“Hate Speech and Hate Crimes”
The Terrible Truth About Liberals
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See also: “Hate Crimes, Special Victims, and Media Bias” by Kathleen Parker
