They hate gay people. Cops hate everyone . Their job turns them into misanthropes. They think you're all scum. One which marked a historic change in how people treat one another.
Hate is an emotion.
It is something people think and feel. If nothing else in this miserable world, people should be allowed to think and feel whatever they choose without fear of being thrown in jail for it. Hate crime legislation puts an increased value on the lives and property of certain citizens. While I agree that hating someone for something as simple as his skin color, religion or sexual orientation is short-sighted and a waste of a powerful emotion, I in no way condone laws that offer special protection to those who are specifically targeted based on a certain characteristic. A person who is taunted, beaten or killed is still taunted, beaten or killed, regardless of who the perpetrator is or what his motives are.