Hate Crimes on College Campuses

Almost everyday, in some form or another,someone is affected by the hate of others. College campuses seem to be the perfect place for such actions to take place because of the amount of diversity that exists in such places. Hate Crimes, whether targeting people of different race, religion, gender, sexual orientation (most recently changed to also include the transgender community) or even those who exhibit a disability, are notably motivated by hate. These crimes can take place anywhere, any place and at any time and can range from name calling and vandalizing, to murder. Its is the responsibility of our government to change that. Many feel that enforcement of hate crime legislation means policing of our thoughts and that those who commit the crimes are not people who would allow the government to change their minds but their actions can mostr definetley be deffered if they witness the consequences of such actions, and if policing thoughts means saving even one life, it's most definetley worth it.