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The fact is, the police and politicians think homosexuals are criminals and deserve what they get.
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The speaker says that police officers and politicians treat homosexual people as criminals and therefore believe any harm or punishment they receive is deserved. The quote presents this as a fact, condemning what it describes as official prejudice and blame directed at homosexual people.
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