Post by cougar on Mar 3, 2005 0:09:12 GMT -5
Hello all,
Here it is, another scary bashing story as reported in 365gay.com, www.365gay.com/newcon05/03/030105santaFe.htm .
This one is notable for having occurred in the middle of the day. I suspect that many lesbians and gays believe that gay bashing only occurs at night and in specific areas (near clubs and bars). Maybe the most disturbing crimes, and I'm speaking about violent crime in general, occur in places and at times when we feel at ease and don't have our guard up, e.g. the recent shooting incident in Tyler, Texas.
There is an indication that this crime also was motivated by racial hatred. It also makes a good case for being more careful, even secretive, about telling strangers where you are staying when traveling, and also we should take care to avoid any degree of confrontation with people when they outnumber us and we are unarmed.
It would be interesting to see how this case ends, as the article indicates that there may be hate-crime enhancements to the basic charges.
I don't know if stories like this are discussed very much in other LGBT forums. It seems like they just slide by without much being said or done. I admit, I do not like bringing up the subject of violence against us.
Cougar
Here it is, another scary bashing story as reported in 365gay.com, www.365gay.com/newcon05/03/030105santaFe.htm .
This one is notable for having occurred in the middle of the day. I suspect that many lesbians and gays believe that gay bashing only occurs at night and in specific areas (near clubs and bars). Maybe the most disturbing crimes, and I'm speaking about violent crime in general, occur in places and at times when we feel at ease and don't have our guard up, e.g. the recent shooting incident in Tyler, Texas.
There is an indication that this crime also was motivated by racial hatred. It also makes a good case for being more careful, even secretive, about telling strangers where you are staying when traveling, and also we should take care to avoid any degree of confrontation with people when they outnumber us and we are unarmed.
It would be interesting to see how this case ends, as the article indicates that there may be hate-crime enhancements to the basic charges.
I don't know if stories like this are discussed very much in other LGBT forums. It seems like they just slide by without much being said or done. I admit, I do not like bringing up the subject of violence against us.
Cougar
