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Old 05-20-2013, 10:39 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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The murderer shouted anti-gay slurs at the victim and his friend just before he pulled the trigger and shot the victim in the face.

Gunman shoots 32-year-old Mark Carson dead in Greenwich Village bias attack: officials* - NY Daily News

This is the latest in a series of violent attacks against gay people in New York in recent weeks.

Anti-gays: does this make you happy?

(And here come the snide remarks about "liberal" New York, gun control, blaming the victim, etc. -- anything to avoid acknowledging the reality that anti-gay bigotry is real, it's out there, and it can be deadly.)
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Old 05-20-2013, 10:44 AM
 
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If it aint AIDS or drugs that will kill em, look out for the homophobes! Man are gays up against a lot these days!
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Old 05-20-2013, 10:45 AM
 
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I believe there is a law against shooting someone in the face for no reason. I don't know enough about the story or care enough to investigate it.

Exactly what do you want? Has the shooter been charged? What more can I do? Are you going to start threads for every shooting in Chicago? New Orleans? Timbucktoo?

Just curious.
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Old 05-20-2013, 10:47 AM
 
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People commit murder for a variety of reasons, but regardless of motivation it is all the same crime.
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Old 05-20-2013, 10:48 AM
 
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If it aint AIDS or drugs that will kill em, look out for the homophobes! Man are gays up against a lot these days!

Wow, are you posting from the late 80s/early 90s?


It would certainly explain why you and others are unable to adapt and live in reality.
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Old 05-20-2013, 10:50 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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I believe there is a law against shooting someone in the face for no reason. I don't know enough about the story or care enough to investigate it.

Exactly what do you want? Has the shooter been charged? What more can I do? Are you going to start threads for every shooting in Chicago? New Orleans? Timbucktoo?

Just curious.
Shorter version: "I would rather not acknowledge the fact that violent anti-gay bigotry exists."

Thanks for playing.
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Old 05-20-2013, 10:57 AM
 
Location: "Daytonnati"
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I guess a bit suprised this is happening in NYC, in the Village no less.
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Old 05-20-2013, 11:04 AM
 
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Shorter version: "I would rather not acknowledge the fact that violent anti-gay bigotry exists."

Thanks for playing.
I'm quite aware of anti-gay hate crimes.

Care to guess what demographic group is disproportionately involved in committing them?
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Old 05-20-2013, 11:08 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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I'm quite aware of anti-gay hate crimes.

Care to guess what demographic group is disproportionately involved in committing them?
Young men?
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Old 05-20-2013, 11:11 AM
 
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I guess a bit suprised this is happening in NYC, in the Village no less.
Where do you think these attacks happen?

The popular acceptable version of attacks on gay men would be like the Matthew Shephard case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard#Murder

It's the politically acceptable "face" of attacks on gays.
Rednecks with gunracks in rural areas.....it can't happen in metropolitan areas.
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