Posted on 01/27/2014 12:40:07 PM PST by 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 54th and 7th Avenuethat is where he crossed paths with his attackers who beat him and left him for dead in the street.
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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?
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?
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?
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".
I’m in a couple of bands. I am up after 12 often. It’s a jungle out there and I act like it.
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