The shootings in Kansas | National Catholic Reporter

The shootings in Kansas | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: The key feature of both hate speech and hate crimes that flow from it are that they are an attempt, often an organized attempt (and formerly with the assistance of local law enforcement and citizens) to intimidate the targeted group to either behave or leave.  The battle over using police or military force to stop such intimidation and terror goes back to reconstruction (and should have gone back further against the slave power had Madison had his way).  Sadly, such enforcement is more honored in the breach than in actual enforcement.  Voter ID laws are an attempt to go after Hate Politics, which is not protected and which is why the right wing kooks so hate Eric Holder for enforcing what is left of voting rights law.  I suspect some feminists would call Trap Laws designed to close abortion clinics as Hate Politics.  Can't say I disagree.