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Yeah. My problem is that he probably endured a lot of emotional stress for many years. His parents are associated with an evangelical mega-church. Many of those organizations are openly anti-gay. Do they share some of the culpability? I think a culture that allows churches and politicians to be adamantly and proudly anti-gay is a lot more of the cause than one asshole kid being an asshole. To me, this seems like a case that needs to be prosecuted only because of the political implications of not prosecuting it, and I think that's sad. Invasion of privacy is bad. Bullying is bad. Neither can make one kill oneself. Anyway I don't believe in hate crime legislation for the most part. Thought crimes aren't crimes. Only acts are crimes regardless against whom they're perpetrated.