A few minutes past, a friend sent me some news over msn.

Andrade guilty on 1st degree murder and hate crime charges in Angie Zapata case.

Good.

A confession is not, and should never have been a defense. Seeing this foul little argument rejected by a jury so completely fills me with quiet satisfaction. Seeing a successful prosecution of a bias-motivated crime in a case like this makes me want to cheer. The more clearly the message is sent that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law, that none of us are disposable, the safer the world is.

I'm going to go pour myself a drink now.