There have been several drive-by paintball shootings aimed at pedestrians in the gay neighborhoods of San Diego.  One of these targeted several men standing outside the San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center.  The incidents are being investigated as hate crimes following reports that something was yelled by the perpetrators about the presumed sexual orientation of the targets.

Equally disturbing were comments on the online version of the story (by KFMB-TV CBS-8.  http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=13916188), including one that said, “not the first time they had balls in their face …”

Nice.