You think that because the roommate did not agree with the guy's actions, he has a right to turn his bedroom into a public place? He may not have a right to privacy as far as kicking out his roommate goes, but he sure as shit has a right to keep his room private from the rest of the school.
10% of the population is common enough, and if you haven't seen it, it is likely because where you live it is driven underground.
If you think it's totally normal to think it's weird because you've never seen it, that is somewhere you need a more open mind. And honestly, the reason this guy hadn't seen it either is that primary school and high school are very homophobic places (see Ravi).
What you are missing is that they are expected to agree otherwise. There are plenty of other circumstances that are incompatible (want to study, he wants to watch TV). That is just how it works when you live in a society.
"You must be this tall" to ride is like saying "you must be white to ride."
Saying "you may not discriminate against someone based on height" means you can't say "you are too tall" or "you are too short."
And please, show me the folks running around terrorizing white heterosexuals that are not being prosecuted. I will turn them in myself. BTW: holding hands with another man or being gay and existing in your town does not count.
Most of these people hear the words "equal protection" and are done with it, without even understanding what they mean. This is similarly the problem with the whole tea party obsession with saying "that's not in the Constitution!" for everything they don't like.
The guy was convicted for his actions -- nothing more, nothing less. He had an opportunity to accept a GENEROUS plea. He said no. He's getting what he has coming to him.
Show me the liberal media, jackson. Seriously. Where is it? MSBNC, maybe? NPR? Show me the liberally-biased courts. Lord knows the Supreme is not one of them.
Yeah, because saying that he yelled "dirka dirka" makes you totally credible as a person we should listen to about that case. And I agree, extremely likely that someone would join the army and serve for 8 years in order to eventually perpetrate a terrorist act. Sounds legit to me.
...who kicked him out so he could have sex. But let's suppose you are correct, that the only relevant factor to his decision was that the roommate was gay. Then so what?
ignorant adjective 1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man. 2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics. 3. uninformed; unaware. 4. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement.
That would be describing your comments. It is not painting you with a broad brush, it is painting you with whatever size brush one needs to use to just hit you.
No, you're not a bigot -- you're just ignorant and don't understand hate crime laws. You also don't understand that the kind of change you're talking about takes probably a generation and that this shit is happening RIGHT NOW.
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You think that because the roommate did not agree with the guy's actions, he has a right to turn his bedroom into a public place? He may not have a right to privacy as far as kicking out his roommate goes, but he sure as shit has a right to keep his room private from the rest of the school.
You don't get a single one that includes someone actually filming their roommate. Not that that's what happened here, but...
10% of the population is common enough, and if you haven't seen it, it is likely because where you live it is driven underground.
If you think it's totally normal to think it's weird because you've never seen it, that is somewhere you need a more open mind. And honestly, the reason this guy hadn't seen it either is that primary school and high school are very homophobic places (see Ravi).
What you are missing is that they are expected to agree otherwise. There are plenty of other circumstances that are incompatible (want to study, he wants to watch TV). That is just how it works when you live in a society.
I never buy cars from any company that doesn't allow wheels. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
...which you never understood in the first place, so give me a break.
If immaturely means attempting to broadcast it to others, then yes, every other time it does seem to get handled maturely.
Oh fuck is /this/ not the site to use as a basis. :)
Show me examples of the law being applied willy-nilly first.
Maybe?
People are so embarrassing.
"You must be this tall" to ride is like saying "you must be white to ride."
Saying "you may not discriminate against someone based on height" means you can't say "you are too tall" or "you are too short."
And please, show me the folks running around terrorizing white heterosexuals that are not being prosecuted. I will turn them in myself. BTW: holding hands with another man or being gay and existing in your town does not count.
Most of these people hear the words "equal protection" and are done with it, without even understanding what they mean. This is similarly the problem with the whole tea party obsession with saying "that's not in the Constitution!" for everything they don't like.
Thank you.
As if one can't negotiate over shared space, either.
The guy was convicted for his actions -- nothing more, nothing less. He had an opportunity to accept a GENEROUS plea. He said no. He's getting what he has coming to him.
Please travel. "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain ...and clearly he was not "indifferent."
Show me the liberal media, jackson. Seriously. Where is it? MSBNC, maybe? NPR? Show me the liberally-biased courts. Lord knows the Supreme is not one of them.
Yeah, because saying that he yelled "dirka dirka" makes you totally credible as a person we should listen to about that case. And I agree, extremely likely that someone would join the army and serve for 8 years in order to eventually perpetrate a terrorist act. Sounds legit to me.
...who kicked him out so he could have sex. But let's suppose you are correct, that the only relevant factor to his decision was that the roommate was gay. Then so what?
Oh holy shit! 'cuz THAT never happens in college.
Wow.
Motive and intent are often tightly interrelated.
Wrong.
http://prospect.org/article/understanding-black-white-earnings-gap
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2012/01/31/capital-grille-charged-discrimination.html ...just off the top of my head.
Uh, no.
ignorant
adjective
1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics.
3. uninformed; unaware.
4. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement.
That would be describing your comments. It is not painting you with a broad brush, it is painting you with whatever size brush one needs to use to just hit you.
No, you're not a bigot -- you're just ignorant and don't understand hate crime laws. You also don't understand that the kind of change you're talking about takes probably a generation and that this shit is happening RIGHT NOW.
Community service was the plea he offered. He didn't take it because he basically said he'd done nothing wrong. Throw the book at him.