Hate crime laws have been in place for a long time. One of my friends was in a bar one night and had problems with this black dude that was high on crack. That was confirmed at the court case. Anyways, when he was leaving to avoid a fight, the guy jumped his back. Well, my friend got the best of him BUT he used the "N" word while kicking the guys ass. Even though he was defending himself they got him on a hate crime. He sat 5 years in Waupun!

I don't condone racial slurs at all but there has to be provisions for an act like this. If your beating a person, insulting, harassing because of race, religion, etc.......that's one thing. If your in a situation and there is a slip of the tongue...it's wrong but to have such a severe extra charge filed? Hell no!

As for kids........High School, Jr. High School.......they should be old enough AND taught to know better. Wouldn't that be a reflection of what they learned at home? Check out some of the Rap lyrics that parents turn a deaf ear to. If the parents are going to pass on or ignore this type of ignorance I think the system has to step up somehow.

Look at the middle east. Sunni and Shiite killing Jews, Sunni and Shiite killing each other, Jews killing Arabs...............are we going to let the U.S. turn into something like that or do we TRY to stop the ignorance behind it? Fact is, we ALL bleed red!

Have a good one!:jointsmile: