I personally think that driving down from Lakeside to Hillcrest and killing a gay person because the killer hates gays is more heinous than killing the neighbor who slept with the wife.
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Why? And let’s add a wrinkle – what if the neighbor who slept with the wife was a woman? Which aspect of the neighbor would be considered most important, if you were the judge? Your preconceived notions kept you from identifying the gender of the “offender” . . .
