Consider this… the KKK has a legally arranged a public protest for something – whatever, it doesn’t matter. A counter-protest springs up. At some point after the protest, a hooded KKK member is isolated and beaten by one or more non-KKK people. Considering how the current batch of hate crime laws are written, the KKK would be considered a “minority group” by the courts. This means that the people that beat the KKK member would be charged with a hate crime; it would be as if the victim was gay, African-American, or a more “publicize” minority.

Thanks to the hate crime laws, a group that is known for – and proud of – discriminating, terrorizing, and intimidating people of minority groups would now given special protection or at least impact the punishment metted out… how about that for irony?

And people wonder why I think the hate crime laws are ridiculous – like a person that administers a random beating should be less accountable than someone that beats someone specifically.