I hear from pre-orders alone, it’s already gone vinyl.
Either it’s because of the transit strike we just had here or Montréal fans have more sense. I would believe the second reason.
Hate-crime legislation is often aimed at what the criminal perceives, not necessarily what is actual fact. So if the person who discriminated against the transgender lived in a state with gender-based hate crime or employment bias legislation, it’s entirely possible he or she would be guilty under the statute.
As an example of the perception vs. reality thing, here’s part of the California penal code, with some added italics. It doesn’t cover race or gender, but it gives the general idea of how this legislation seems to be worded:
ObDisclaimer: Metacom thinks Michael Jackson is discriminated against because he is a homosexual pederast, not because of his transskincolorness, girly voice, actual race, or the extensive plastic surgeries to make him look like a 14 year old white boy. Metacom’s assertion that racial discrimination against Michael Jackson is still possible in no way implies that he thinks it actually occured. Thank you, that is all.
Well, I heard that Elton John is going to cut a record to raise money for Michael Jackson’s legal defense. Much like he did with his remake of Candle in the Wind in honor of Princess Diana, he’s going to remake one of his older songs for Michael Jackson. It will be called:
Don’t Let Your Son Go Down on Me…
A paedophile he may very well be, but he’s not a homosexual. Let’s not start that debate again.
TwistofFate, what makes you so sure that he’s not a homosexual ?
I said he was a “homosexual pederast,” not a “homosexual.” Can you think of a better term to describe someone who has a sexual preferrence for pre-pubescent males and acts on it?
Lisa Marie Presley?
Demi Moore?
Man, I was hoping this was going to be a rant about people setting fire to things in order to show their support. Lighting candles, tying yellow ribbons, leaving teddy bears…what in the pluperfect fuck is all that about anyway? “Oh dear, a plane crashed; I’ll set some wax on fire and make it all better.” Should I tie a yellow ribbon around my dick if it doesn’t work? Hell, it’d look like someone dipped a small mummy in mustard by now.
I could go on in this vein, but it ain’t my thread.
Clean or obtuse–that connotation of “if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit” did not occur to me. Oh, and may I add EWWWWWW!
ok - I liked that one minty!
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Soitenly better than Dweezil, but not much better. 
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Mmmm. Check the facts, I doubt if many (if any?), call the Santa Barbara District Attorney, the ‘justice department’ :eek:
[sub]yes, I have an affectation for smilies, so what![/sub]
When is Jacko going to release his version of “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey”? 
Sorry, I wasn’t exactly sure how to describe it. (I know next to nothing about law enforcement and the like, and who presses charges and all that).