As I like to say, one does not have to be racist/sexist/homophonic/etc to be an asshole. It certainly does seems to be a belief on the left that if one were to

As I like to say, one does not have to be racist/sexist/homophonic/etc to be an asshole. It certainly does seems to be a belief on the left that if one were to use the n word one time (not even directed at anyone), they should be shunned from society and they life as they know it should be over. Shop lifting to the point where a business has to shut down, or breaking into cars and stealing irreplaceable possessions—that maybe shouldn’t even be illegal. I’m in favor of reasonable penalties for bad behavior, and leniency and forgiveness when it’s warranted. But as another posters said: we need to live in reality.