The politics of "hate crimes"

When Akron, Ohio resident Martin Marshall was celebrating July 4th with his family and friends, watching fireworks, they were attacked by an angry mob. The mob of teens, up to fifty of them, began yelling, ''This is our world'' and ''This is a black world''.

Oh yeah, they mob were all black, and physically attacked Marshall and his friends, who were white. Even his 15 year old daughter ended up on the ground. ''This was almost like being a terrorist act,'' Marshall said. ''And we allow this to go on in our neighborhoods?''

Mr. Marshall suffered a concussion and bruises to his head and eye- he even spent five nights in the critical care unit at Akron General Medical Center.

So this is obviously a crime, a violent crime, driven by hate- right?

Think again, at the moment the case is not being classified as a hate crime. Because black people are not capable of hate according to the Akron, Ohio police department.

Can you imagine the reaction if 50 white teens ganged up on an innocent black family yelling ''This is our world'' or ''This is a white world''? We know what would happen- it would be the story of the year- Time magazine, CNN, and Rev. Jackson marching through the streets of Akron.

This is proof that "hate crime" bills do not work- they themselves are prejudice. A violent crime committed against another is already illegal- and driven by hate whether it is black on white, white on black, black on black, etc. To give one evil crime more weight then another based on the color of skin involved cancels out everything Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for.

"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!"
-Martin Luther King, Jr.