Police investigating possible Midtown bias attack on gay journalist (Manhattan NYC)

WABC Eyewitness News ^ | Monday, January 27, 2014 | Dray Clark

[Olog-hai]

Police are investigating the beating of an openly gay journalist in Midtown Manhattan last week as a possible bias attack.

Now, a sketch has been released of the person police are looking for.

The hate crimes task force is investigating the attack on Randy Gener, is a Filipino-American editor, writer, and artist.

On January 17, he was attacked in Midtown, a block away from his apartment. He had just left a party around 4 a.m. and was on his way home near 54^th and 7^th Avenue—that is where he crossed paths with his attackers who beat him and left him for dead in the street. …

[bicyclerepair]

So, let me get this straight .....

Two identical males get the crap beat out of them.

It’s worse if one’s a homo?

I’m so confused. Diversity, equality, which is it?

[Age of Reason]

About twenty years ago, some guys threw a beer bottle at me while yelling “skinny” at me.

Why isn’t that a hate crime? I mean, doesn’t it send a message to all skinny people?

[Sooth2222]

[Gritty]

So, let me get this straight ..... Two identical males get the crap beat out of them. It’s worse if one’s a homo?

Well, yes. apparently so.

One is a "hate crime" and the other just a little fun "beat down". You know. Just playin'.

Guess which one is which?

[IIntense]

Hate Crime

That term has annoyed me ever since I first heard it quite a while back. IMO it's ridiculous. Crime is crime and I've yet to hear of a "Love Crime".

[angcat]

I lived in North Yorkers at the time It was very safe up until my neighbor butchered his whole family and then killed himself. Other wise it was safe growing up.

[cuban leaf]

I’m in a couple of bands. I am up after 12 often. It’s a jungle out there and I act like it.