All crimes are “hate crimes.” It’s not the government’s business to punish motives, only actions and intent (i.e. premeditated, immediate, or negligent). If you punish a perpetrator based on who the victim is, that’s discrimination—unequal application of the law—and that’s against the Constitution of the United States.What is hate speech? Hate speech IS NOT saying you disagree with someone. Neither is it pointing out scientifically established negative consequences. Hate speech IS calling for death or persecution of a group. Is it wrong? Definitely. Can we stop it or punish it? No. We are a “free speech” society, and no matter how abhorrent the opinion, to curtail it is unconstitutional. Besides, if we outlaw it, the perpetrators will just go underground. At least with free speech, we know who they are and can fight them with our words of truth and actions of love.
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