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Looks like Sen. Alex Mooney's long quest to secure hate crimes protection for homeless people may finally become law. For a number of years, Democrats looked at the Frederick Republican's efforts on this issue cyincally, assuming that he was really trying to water down existing hate crimes protections for minorities, gays and others. But he's stuck with it, and, with some compromises, it looks like it might actually go through this year.
Annie Linskey covers state politics and government for The Baltimore Sun. Previously, as a City Hall reporter, she wrote about the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon and kept a close eye on city spending. Originally from Connecticut, Annie has also lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where she reported on war crimes tribunals and landmines. She lives in Canton.
John Fritze has covered politics and government at the local, state and federal levels for more than a decade and is now The Baltimore Sun’s Washington correspondent. He previously wrote about Congress for USA TODAY, where he led coverage of the health care overhaul debate and the 2010 election. A native of Albany, N.Y., he currently lives in Montgomery County.
Julie Scharper covers City Hall and Baltimore politics. A native of Baltimore County, she graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in 2001 and spent two years teaching in Honduras before joining The Baltimore Sun. She has followed the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pa., in the year after a schoolhouse massacre, reported on courts and crime in Anne Arundel County, and chronicled the unique personalities and places of Baltimore City and its surrounding counties.
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OMG!!! Who does he think he is?
How dare he want the same protection for someone whose only issue is they don't have an address as minorities, gays and others get. What is wrong with this country?
We all know that crimes against these groups are much much much worse than the same crimes against the rest of us.
I am worth less jail time than a gay victim is for the same assault.
I understand that the lesbian getting jacked up is worse than me getting jacked up.
The ambiguous gendered are worthy of more protection from predators than I am.
Why?
Posted by: Fed Up | April 13, 2009 9:02 PM