http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:33:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390/comment-page-1#comment-124 A. McEwen Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:28:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390#comment-124 it sounds like the flyer was encouraging violence against someone based on perceived ideas of sexual orientation. it sounds like the flyer was encouraging violence against someone based on perceived ideas of sexual orientation.

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390/comment-page-1#comment-123 Jim Burroway Fri, 25 May 2007 23:45:59 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390#comment-123 I think whenever speech is concerned, the bar really needs to be pretty highly set. I have a feeling the whole "hate crime" aspect of this may not hold up, and for good reason. I think whenever speech is concerned, the bar really needs to be pretty highly set. I have a feeling the whole “hate crime” aspect of this may not hold up, and for good reason.

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390/comment-page-1#comment-122 Todd Fri, 25 May 2007 22:45:55 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390#comment-122 When I first read about this, I had read that the flier had a picture of the male classmate kissing another boy and that is why it was identified as a hate crime as it targeted a specific individual. When I first read about this, I had read that the flier had a picture of the male classmate kissing another boy and that is why it was identified as a hate crime as it targeted a specific individual.

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390/comment-page-1#comment-45 Deep Something » Blog Archive » Thought Crimes? Oh Really Fri, 25 May 2007 21:54:50 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390#comment-45 [...] Hat Tip to Jim at Box Turtle Bulletin [...] [...] Hat Tip to Jim at Box Turtle Bulletin [...]

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390/comment-page-1#comment-120 John Fri, 25 May 2007 21:45:41 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2007/05/25/390#comment-120 The girl's record is enough to give one pause, but there had better be something threatening in that flier for her to legitimately be charged with a hate crime. The school can discipline her for doing this on school property but not the law. The girl’s record is enough to give one pause, but there had better be something threatening in that flier for her to legitimately be charged with a hate crime. The school can discipline her for doing this on school property but not the law.

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