Here’s where The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act is doing some good.

Unfortunately, it’s not good enough in this instance. “Dwight DeLee was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Lateisha Green outside a Syracuse house party in November because of anti-gay bias” the article said. “The jury acquitted DeLee, 20, of a more serious second-degree murder as a hate crime charge.”

Can you believe that? DeLee only got a minimum of 10 years, but no more than 25 years for taking a life in cold blood. Regardless of whether the victim was a transgender or not, a life is a life no matter whose it is and what he or she chooses to do with it.

I think Mr. DeLee should have gotten more prison time, way more; not the death sentence, but life for what he did. The story I’m talking about is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31967807/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

I guess what’s really rattling my cage, aside from the pompous creep DeLee only getting 10-25 years for premeditated murder, is that the bill is so lopsided that we’ll start seeing pastors, church leaders, and believers alike thrown into prisons, given harsh sentences and steep fines for preaching straight from the Bible.

I pray I’m wrong. But if you look around, it’s already happening around the world. As it happens, socialism is right on America’s doorstep, trying to forcefully break the door down, threatening to come stomping in to take over what little common sense we have left. If we don’t keep watch, the ugly beast called socialism will strip America naked, tie her up and leave her to be raped of whatever goodness is left.

Article cited:
“Hate crime conviction in transgender's killing: Man guilty of manslaughter, not second-degree murder” found at:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31967807/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/