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theHandpuppet

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60. Hate crimes are most certainly acts of terrorism

Mon Aug 12, 2013, 07:01 PM

Aug 2013

They can be violent, but they are always intended to intimidate and terrorize. This is just a sampling from the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Louisville, KY
A swastika was drawn on a gay rights activist's car, which was also sideswiped.
Type: Vandalism
Reported: 03/23/2013

Davis, CA
A gay man was allegedly beaten on the street by a man who yelled anti- gay slurs. Clayton Daniel Garzón, 19, was charged with battery with serious bodily injury, assault with means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and threats to commit a crime resulting in great bodily injury.
Type: Assault
Reported: 03/20/2013

Hillsboro, OR
A man walking with his boyfriend and their pink poodle was allegedly attacked by a man who yelled anti-gay comments. George Allen Mason Jr., 22, was arrested for investigation of second-degree intimidation, second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and reckless driving.
Type: Assault
Reported: 03/02/2013

New Orleans, LA
A group of people allegedly yelled anti-gay slurs at a man who was walking hand-in-hand with another man. The man was then allegedly attacked by Jamie Hebert, 19, who was later charged with second-degree battery and committing a hate crime.
Type: Assault
Reported: 02/23/2013

New York, NY
A man who was riding on the subway with his friend was allegedly attacked by three men and three women who used anti-gay slurs.
Type: Assault
Reported: 02/18/2013

Pace, FL
Swastikas and anti-gay slurs were spray-painted on a gay man's trailer.
Type: Vandalism
Reported: 02/03/2013
Muskegon, MI
A gay man was allegedly attacked by four men outside a karaoke bar.
Type: Assault
Reported: 02/03/2013

Daytona Beach, FL
A woman was allegedly attacked in a parking lot by a man who yelled anti-gay slurs. Adam Winterstein, 32, was charged with felony battery/hate crime, felony battery causing bodily harm and resisting an officer without violence.
Type: Assault
Reported: 01/23/2013

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Russia Anti-Gay Bill Admired By Some U.S. Conservatives [View all] dbackjon Aug 2013 OP

'Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute'----so gays are not humans? spanone Aug 2013 #1

Sorta human theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #2

as i said... spanone Aug 2013 #5

Orwell would be proud gollygee Aug 2013 #4

Irony is lost on those dumbshits...nt joeybee12 Aug 2013 #7

Definitely they are terrorists. We have them in the US and these jerks are a fine example. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #3

Terrorists? Really? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #6

Terrorism is not limited to physical attacks dbackjon Aug 2013 #8

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #10

REally? dbackjon Aug 2013 #16

Here is the FBI definition of terrorism: GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #18

To The FBI dbackjon Aug 2013 #19

terrorism was around long before the fbi 'defined it' spanone Aug 2013 #35

Hate crimes are most certainly acts of terrorism theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #60

Sad list dbackjon Aug 2013 #73

So, when people are empowered by anti-gay laws and literally bash gay people, Jamastiene Aug 2013 #63

Great post dbackjon Aug 2013 #74

FYI William769 Aug 2013 #80

Maybe their "panties are in a wad" due to the fact that Russias laws bunnies Aug 2013 #29

You don't have to be a drone to be a terrorist, you just have to create terror gollygee Aug 2013 #11

So you're afraid to go outside become some religious group might SAY something? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #13

If they got their way and we had laws as in Russia . . . gollygee Aug 2013 #14

Gays in many countries dbackjon Aug 2013 #17

Which religious groups are killing and physically threatening gays? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #22

Pretty much all of them dbackjon Aug 2013 #24

The Army of God is one. Jamastiene Aug 2013 #64

You want examples? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #65

Out of the mouth of hatemongers... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #66

You'll really appreciate THIS one! theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #67

What? There's more? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #68

You mean there's even more than that? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #70

Ring-a-Ding-Ding! The Salvation Army comes a-callin'! theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #71

Let me know if you'd like more examples theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #72

Actually I think in Russia it's religious groups plus the government itself totodeinhere Aug 2013 #52

Aided by the church. Religions are great about getting governments to do their dirty work. dbackjon Aug 2013 #53

I agree that that is part of it. But in the case of Putin I think he has his totodeinhere Aug 2013 #58

You create terror by threats of physical violence GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #20

They've said they want people to be arrested gollygee Aug 2013 #25

Actually, religious terror is a little more covert and insidious in the USA. TinkerTot55 Aug 2013 #54

Give them some time, the drone wars are coming, just a matter of time IMO. Short of that, they RKP5637 Aug 2013 #12

Nonsense. If anything, accusing the devout of bigotry will shut them up GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author RKP5637 Aug 2013 #21

What is excellent about that? dbackjon Aug 2013 #26

Maybe they should move to Russia! atreides1 Aug 2013 #9

yay... let's totally fuck with the definition of terrorism ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2013 #23

You don't think killing people because of who they are is terrorism? dbackjon Aug 2013 #28

which conservative is killing people again? n/t ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2013 #32

In this example, the Russian ones dbackjon Aug 2013 #33

Yep. Here's an article discussing just that issue theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #75

Well what do you expect LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #27

Not a fan of the first amendment I take it? RZM Aug 2013 #30

Big fan of the 1st Amendment dbackjon Aug 2013 #31

I don't 'want' it covered by the first amendment RZM Aug 2013 #34

That interpretation is prevalent in much of Europe, in Canada and other totodeinhere Aug 2013 #55

The first covers government actions Lordquinton Aug 2013 #57

The OP is talking about government action RZM Aug 2013 #62

'I get the impression' means 'I have to knock the OP somehow!' The impression? Frank Gorshin? Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #76

Good thing we cleared that up . . . RZM Aug 2013 #77

This is how it started in the 1930s .... napkinz Aug 2013 #36

+1, n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #38

Jay Leno was on Lawrence last week napkinz Aug 2013 #39

Yep, it's a pretty well proven tactic, divide and conquer. I don't trust Putin one bit, just RKP5637 Aug 2013 #43

Poor, sad little creatures, needing to find someone/something to hate because of the Zorra Aug 2013 #37

Where others fill their voids with love and kindness, these creatures fill their RKP5637 Aug 2013 #45

I wonder...do you think that they were born that way, like we were born LGBT? Zorra Aug 2013 #46

Like with many things, I think it is a mixture of heredity, predisposition, conditioning RKP5637 Aug 2013 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author dbackjon Aug 2013 #51

I AM SHOCKED SHOCKED to find that gambling is going on here. iandhr Aug 2013 #40

You could substitute LGBT or "gays" for "women" in this cartoon, generally Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #41

Very true! dbackjon Aug 2013 #44

Yep, quite true, SOS, just name changing to fit the occasion. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #48

"Russia...Admired By Some U.S. Conservatives" NuclearDem Aug 2013 #42

Damn Communist sympathizers (nt) matt819 Aug 2013 #49

If they have tax exempt status, investigate it ck4829 Aug 2013 #50

C-FAM, those whore worshippers need to have their tax exempt status investigated. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #69

K&R for assholes' exposure. Cha Aug 2013 #56

What is so disheartening is that just when we are finally making some real progress in our own totodeinhere Aug 2013 #59

The people supporting this here are either complete morons or total assholes..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #61

Russia Anti-Gay Bill Admired By U.S. Conservatives. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #78

True! dbackjon Aug 2013 #79