The opinions expressed in The Lawrentian are those of the students, faculty and community members who wrote them. All facts are as provided by the authors. The Lawrentian does not endorse any opinions piece except for the staff editorial, which represents a majority of the editorial board. The Lawrentian welcomes everyone to submit their own opinions using the parameters outlined in the masthead. Oh, how I loathe hate speech. That speech which is hateful; a hatefulness of speech, if you will. I can’t tell you exactly what it is, but I can assure you it is very, very bad. So bad, in fact, that I think any citizen — be they writer, student, or educator — committing this most heinous crime should be permanently excised from society and sent to that most depraved of places — southern Alabama — to live out their hateful lives.