Thursday, February 14, 2008

Apparent hate crime in California

A 15-year-old was murdered in Oxnard, CA, apparently after he was harassed for acting gay and/or effeminate and then fought back:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oxnard14feb14,0,7204301.story
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/14/114259/280/987/456673

1 comment:

Amanda said...

The gay press has in the ensuing days carried a lot of rage about this incident and how forcefully the assailant must be punished, but here's an alternative viewpoint:

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/02/beyond_violence_on_school_shootings_dome.php#more