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A transgender woman was severely beaten and then tied to the bumper of a minivan and dragged for two blocks behind the moving vehicle. The victim, who hasnt been named yet, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Jacksonville, Florida, police refused to release the video footage from the citys Real Time Crime Center, but the incident was recorded. A department spokesperson showed clips from the footage that showed the vehicle but said the video was too graphic to be distributed to the public.
We cant release it, Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Assistant Chief Brien Kee said. It is horrendous.
Eric Shaun Bridges has been arrested for attempted murder after tips led to the discovery of the vehicle and pointed to his involvement.
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irisblue
(32,980 posts)appalachiablue
(41,144 posts)>"The attack is reminiscent of the racially-motivated murder of James Byrd, Jr., in 1998. Byrd was dragged behind a pickup truck for miles by three white supremacists. The killing made national news and spurred calls for a federal hate crimes law.
The resulting law, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, honors both the life of Byrd, but also Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was beaten and tied to a fence to die in Wyoming."
Initech
(100,080 posts)We shouldn't be giving these scumbags the time of day, let alone a media platform.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Seems doubtful the perpetrator is a white supremacist.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,909 posts)More than 60 years ago, Frantz Fanon discussed how people who hate based on religion also are the ones who hate based on race and sexuality.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Just a guess.
Kid Berwyn
(14,909 posts)A psychiatrist, Fanon pointed out how haters think.
Like some people hate religious people.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)May he live to regret his act thousands of times while in prison.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Horrible.
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Instances like this make me glad I don't.
H2O Man
(73,559 posts)That is terrible. It's so upsetting that this type of brutal hate crime still happens today.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)Hate Crime - a crime, typically one involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or other grounds.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I think the victim and assailant are of the same race, but homophobia is probably going to be the issue.