When Lobbyists are really CEOs

According to the Orlando Sentinel, October 1st will bring in a new law making attacks on homeless people legally a hate crime.

Uh...did we 'really' need a law for this?

Why not just make a law that makes any violent hate crime committed carry a mandatory sentence?

Is a hate crime towards one demographic any different than another?

Of course I think people committing crimes of hate against homeless SHOULD be charged and sentenced harshly, but no different than any other person held accountable...or victimized.

If our State representatives had seen this through with thoughtfullness, they could have saved millions of hours if not dollars by ruling on hate crimes...rather than individually each type...as it's used as spin by people wanting attention.

Face it: it was this week's sound bite, it was this month's opportunity for a Director or CEO to get in the limelight, and it will all be used for one thing: not protecting homeless, but touted as what someone else did for them...and why you should give THAT person a pay raise.