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busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:03 PM Mar 2013

Texas Lesbian Beaten on playground in front of children...

As I was reading and scrolling down, my first reaction Texas, nothing surprises me....
but as I continued on, I read that as of this writing the perpetrators were a black couple..

Man, this really upset me and I have several reasons . Does anyone feel I should not thread a
comment line based on the fact that they are black?

The story is horrible enough and is really upsetting. Maybe this should be the only part discussed...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/01/1190885/-TX-lesbian-beaten-unconscious-on-playground-in-front-of-children

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Texas Lesbian Beaten on playground in front of children... (Original Post) busterbrown Mar 2013 OP

interesting... stillcool Mar 2013 #1

It's a hate crime regardless of the race of the perpetrators tularetom Mar 2013 #2

oh for pete's sake... DURHAM D Mar 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author busterbrown Mar 2013 #6

Sometimes a moron and a bully are just that Smilo Mar 2013 #4

Exactly! kentuck Mar 2013 #5

original story did not state whether the woman's parner intervened...odd that nt msongs Mar 2013 #7

My impressions of Mesquite TX: Ilsa Mar 2013 #8

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

1. interesting...

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:18 PM

Mar 2013

The story is not about the beating, but that the perpetrators are black? Homophobes come in all colors.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

2. It's a hate crime regardless of the race of the perpetrators

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:20 PM

Mar 2013

The people who did this are lower than whale shit on the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

DURHAM D

(32,603 posts)

3. oh for pete's sake...

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:21 PM

Mar 2013

color has nothing to do with this. Why did you bring it up?

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Smilo

(1,944 posts)

4. Sometimes a moron and a bully are just that

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:21 PM

Mar 2013

it doesn't matter what color, creed, sex or whatever. If they are fed lies, hate and bigotry (whether by a politician, church or tv) that will be all they know.

I hope that the man who did this is prosecuted fully - may be as a hate crime?

kentuck

(111,051 posts)

5. Exactly!

Reply to Smilo (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 08:27 PM

Mar 2013

As if no white morons have never beaten a gay person to death.

msongs

(67,347 posts)

7. original story did not state whether the woman's parner intervened...odd that nt

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 09:04 PM

Mar 2013

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)

8. My impressions of Mesquite TX:

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 09:39 PM

Mar 2013

Very "country-western", very conservative. A hate-crime there doesn't surprise me. That it was perpetrated by an AA man and woman is disturbing. That the police are dragging their feet is disturbing. That this happens at all is heartbreaking.

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