Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing View Post
No, they're about trying to protect people from being picked on, and in some cases killed, by ignorant dumb-as-shit members of the majority.
So prior laws did not protect those classes of people then? Murder, assault, those things just didn't cover minorities?


Damn...we could have all been out killing emos....FUCK! We fucking missed our golden opportunity!!!
They're being picked on because they're a distinctive minority. The justice system is now going to use the power of the courts and the press to persuade the mindless thugs who attack them for (whatever reason) not to attack them. And that's a good thing! I think we're all in favour of no young kids getting smashed up, brain damaged or worse just because of the way they look. Right?

They're being afforded the protection that the law also gives to other vulnerable groups, ethnic minorities, gay people and so on. To try and prevent violence and death brought upon a group of people for no other reason than they offend the sensibilities of a number of violent idiots. What part of this don't you understand?