The vast bulk of communities reported no incidents at all. Actual violent crimes were few. 4 Activist groups frequently escalate tensions by drawing attention to fringe incidences and insisting that particular crimes reflect a larger social bias by heterosexuals, whites, Christians, etc. As for a national hate-crime law, that is a move that could federalize local law enforcement. 6 Opposing crime should be a cause that brings all Americans together.
Some homosexuals agree.
In trying to sensitize people to crimes aimed specifically at minorities, they are inadvertently desensitizing them to the vastly greater threat of crimes against everyone. The greater threat to homosexuals is other homosexuals. This issue doesn t get much press coverage, but homosexual groups are well aware of it. It doesn t help homosexuals, who are encouraged to see themselves as victims of society and to fear danger from the least likely sources while missing larger threats. And it doesn t help the broader society, which is pressured to direct limited police resources where they do the least good.