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(5/4/2007)
"Hate Crimes" Legislation Passes U.S. House Provides "unequal" protection under the law
New Holland, SD – Concerned Women for America (CWA) of South Dakota regards the passage of “The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act” (H.R. 1592) as troubling for all citizens and for the integrity of the United States Constitution. “Hate crimes” legislation would officially give homosexuals and cross dressers special elevated status in society based upon their sexual behaviors and/or wardrobe. “We find it disturbing that the U.S. House and Representative Herseth-Sandlin voted to elevate special classes of victims based solely upon their sexual preference and gender identity. With this legislation a perpetrator could receive harsher penalties for assaulting a homosexual man than for the same crime committed against a child,” stated Linda Schauer, State Director of CWA of South Dakota. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act flies in the face of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which provides equal protection to every citizen under the law. “Hate crimes” laws do not equally protect all citizens. “While we don’t advocate violence or harassment for anyone, ‘hate crimes’ laws treat homosexuals as a more valuable class of citizen and threaten our constitutional rights,” continued Mrs. Schauer. Since recent “hate crimes” reports have proven fraudulent, CWA questions whether such laws are necessary or if it is a result of the political agenda of the homosexual lobby. It was revealed on ABC’s 20/20 that the murder of Matthew Shepherd, the poster boy for hate crimes, was motivated by money and drugs, not because of his sexual preference. The death of a Detroit man has been exploited as a “hate crime” but further investigation has proven otherwise. A homosexual Idaho college student falsified a beating and later confessed to self-inflicting his injuries. In an attempt to promote a victim mentality and sympathy for homosexuals, it appears that some of the even small number of “hate crimes” that have been reported may be fictitious. Congress should protect our liberties by rejecting these fallacious reports and this assault on equal protection. Concerned Women for America is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization.
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