I'm confused by the title. Does this mean that violence against them counts as a hate crime, or that the government is giving permission to commit hate crimes against them. Come here emo boy, I want to slap you until you cry.... wait, you're crying already.
Goths, emos, punks and metallers” and members of other alternative groups often endured abuse. …
I do get a certain kick out of Johnny Rotten being protected by government edict like some delicate little flower.
Definitely the former.
Most ‘punks’ - and metalheads - I’ve known over the course of my life can certainly handle their own in a fight. They might not win, but the other guy(s) is gonna get a bloody nose.
Emos.....well, that’s a different story. Personally, I’d think that just raising your voice to an emo would be more than adequate to unleash a river of tears.
Goths are just too artsy-fartsy to even bother raising your voice. They’re in their own little goth doomy universe.
Sheldon, Leonard, Raj and Howard need protection, too!
I do get a certain kick out of Johnny Rotten being protected by government edict like some delicate little flower.
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When you’re backed up by a heroin addict with a bass guitar “AXE” to beat down the Texas Rednecks that don’t find what you’re saying onstage, or the “I NEED A FIX” he carved into his chest with a razor blade , amusing you probably don’t need assistance.