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People should always be able to stand up for themselves, and to speak up for others who can’t.
The real problem here is that we let hate crime persist, so it continues.
Being silent and allowing hate to grow is exactly how it spirals out of control on a societal level. This shit needed to be shut down hard and fast, so these punks understand that their behaviour is universally rejected.
I don’t think anyone expects to be beaten up over calling someone out.
But staying silent is exactly why it’s been “ok” to beat people up over their sexual orientation, race, religion, mental health, gender, disability, or housing situation.
If more people spoke up and spoke out, then we’d all be safer.