"People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they have not communicated with each other." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

At some risk of over-simplification, the mass murder of eight massage parlor workers and customers in Cherokee and Fulton counties was, in fact, an act of hate. Self-hatred over a sexual addiction perhaps, but certainly acts of hate against alleged Asian sex workers, and six of those eight killed were Asian-American women. And though I am glad that Georgia did pass a hate crime bill into law last year, it will take more than state or federal statutes to ameliorate or abate hate.

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Bill Crane is a syndicated columnist based in Decatur. He has worked in politics for Democrats and Republicans, respects the process and will try and give you some things to think about. Your thoughts and responses to his opinions are also welcome, bill.csicrane@gmail.com.

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