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dsc

(52,162 posts)
Wed May 3, 2017, 08:24 PM May 2017

Yesterday my town convicted a nazi for murdering a gay man

In 2015, Kenneth Stancil murdered Ron Lane at Wayne (NC) Community College because he was angry at being fired and hated gays. I live about a mile from that campus and work about 3 miles from that campus. It took 90 minutes to convict him with all the overwhelming evidence. He will likely spend his life in prison which is where he belongs. Honestly, this crime hit close to home both literally and figuratively. Like Lane, I am a gay teacher. I am grateful that he will be in jail.

http://wncn.com/2017/05/02/prosecutor-quotes-defendant-during-closing-argument-in-wayne-community-college-killing-trial/

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Yesterday my town convicted a nazi for murdering a gay man (Original Post) dsc May 2017 OP
K&R!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #1
I remember hearing about that case, what a horrible little man ck4829 May 2017 #2
I have no idea how widespread this case became known dsc May 2017 #3
I am grateful he is in jail and I am not gay (I am straight and a chronically ill artist). BigmanPigman May 2017 #4
Relief. Let's hear it for unbiased empathy. JudyM May 2017 #5

dsc

(52,162 posts)
3. I have no idea how widespread this case became known
Wed May 3, 2017, 08:38 PM
May 2017

but he was clearly an evil young man. I know people who had him in class and he was a decent kid supposedly.

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