Thus I will forgive his lack of certain spinal qualities. Here's the hard truth about the human species. Some people kill. Some kill out of ignorance, some kill due to a lack of self control, some kill through greed, some kill for ideological reasons and some kill because they think killing is more fun than a trip to Disneyland. The why matters not a whit.
Murder is murder and dead is dead.
The victim is still taking a dirt nap, the friends and families still grieve, and the hand of justice should mete out equivalent penalties. I'll tell you why. Hate Crimes legislation is a politically correct, divisive issue that the left uses to promote hatred amongst those of differing races, lifestyles and values. They seek to polarize. They seek to confuse, obfuscate and spread the lie that conservatives are heartless, thus adding to the ranks of their own constituency.