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Thousand Oaks CA Mass Shooting: “We Have To Do Something About Hate” and Why That Is Problematical
by Craig Hartranft on November 8, 2018
in Op-Ed
During a press conference this morning about last night’s mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean was reported to have said (sic), “We have to do something about hate.” Well, we’ve tried legislation to curb, prevent, and outlaw hate related crimes. How’s that working out? It has only made people scared and paranoid that they may be “hating” another person by offending them simply because they hold a different or opposing opinion.
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Tagged as: commentary, Hate, Hate Crimes, Mass Shooting, op-ed, opinion, Thousand Oaks
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