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December 9, 2004

Hate Crime! Oh, Wait...

I've been scouring the internet trying to find a story that I saw on the evening news almost a week ago. I can't find the damn thing. The story involves three morons in Butler, Pennsylvania. Apparently, the three dipshits vandalized some poor man's home because they thought he was of Middle Eastern descent. They stole a bunch of Schwan's frozen foods, destroyed some computer equipment, and dropped a deuce on his bathroom floor. Coming back to a vandalized home is one thing, but discovering a pile of shit on your bathroom floor is a whole other animal.

The kicker is that the man whose house they vandalized is Italian. So, is this a "hate crime?" I have a big problem with the term "hate crime." The whole concept is ridiculous. A crime is a crime regardless of what the perpetrator is thinking while he or she commits that crime. Prosecute the act not the thought behind the act.

Posted by Matt Niemi at December 9, 2004 10:19 AM
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As a founding father i must state that thought crime is a very prevalent in modern society. You should watch "Minority Report" starring Tom Cruise. Mr. Cruise has always been on the cutting edge of our culture, i.e. Top Gun, Far and Away and of course Days of Thunder. See Matthew if you have bad thoughts while committing crimes it makes said crime all the more heinous. It means Jesus hasn't spoken to you in the way that he should. Someone could drop a bag of burning deuce on your front porch and ring the doorbell and run away and if that person regardless of color hated you than it would be a hate crime. I cite the gospel according to kono, he who drops the burning deuce on a man's bathroom floor is in for a shitty night. You must also remember that Butler is the backwoods of civilization, and to those misguided young souls Italians are of middle eastern descent. It's a short swim across the Mediterean (sp?) or whatever that very salty sea is called.

Posted by: tomjefferson at December 9, 2004 11:09 AM

I am sad to see Dimebag Darrell is no longer with us I saw him live about 5 times with Pantera what was that guys problem ?? lucky for others there was a Columbus cop real close came in and shot the freak dead at least no tax dollars will be waisted on his trial and incarceration...think that club may want to invest in some metal detectors....so u think this dude hated heavy metal so would it be a HATE CRIME?

Posted by: D Niemi at December 9, 2004 11:34 PM

Any scumbag named dimebag deserves to be in a bodybag!!!!!!!!!! Amen praise the lord

Posted by: billy graham at December 10, 2004 8:54 AM

dude, like, that guy - the one who shot darrell - in columbus, like, i wonder if he ever heard of a reunion tour... cuz i like heard, this is just what my bro told me dude, he was mad at my dude for breaking up pantera, which, is like, one of the most rockingest bands ever dude. ive got all their tapes in my camaro dude. the news dude, it like hit me really hard man. he will be missed. rest in peace dude.

Posted by: dudebag scumbag at December 10, 2004 10:33 AM