Strangulation of Trans Woman in Dallas Brings 2018 Death Toll to 9

[left-of-center2012]

Dallas police made a point of saying there is "no evidence that the death of Karla Patricia Flores-Pavón, 26, a transwoman of color, is a hate crime, according to local news station CBS11.

Flores-Pavón was found unconscious in her apartment on May 9. A man described by police as "a Latin male, approximately six feet tall, with short dark hair" was spotted leaving her residence not long before she was found. CBS11 reported that Flores-Pavón had met a man online and invited him back home.

"Flores-Pavón's death is the ninth known homicide of a transgender person this year, and the second known homicide of a transgender Latinx person," the Human Rights Campaign, which keeps a running tally of lethal violence directed against trans individuals, posted.

HRC documented the spike in fatalities among trans women that took place last year, with a record 28 deaths resulting. Many of the victims were trans women of color. More generally, "Since 2013, HRC has tracked 113 incidents of fatal violence against transgender and non-binary people," the posting noted. "Of these, 64 have been victims of gun violence. In 2017, 16 out of the 28 deaths were the result of gun violence."

https://losangeles.edgemedianetwork.com/news///259832/strangulation_of_trans_woman_in_dallas_brings_2018_death_toll_to_9

[lapfog_1]

1. Murdering someone by strangulation is always "hate"

but I suppose they mean that it was hate motivated by something other than the fact she was a transwoman of color.

But how do they know that it wasn't a "hate crime"?

If it was me investigating I would say "No evidence that it is a hate crime... but until we have a motive I am operating that it is a possibility"

[left-of-center2012]

2. ...

Definition of hate crime:
any of various crimes (such as assault or defacement of property) when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (such as one based on color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime

[ryan_cats]

3. Last year

Last year, at the Transgender day or remembrance they read out 280 names. It seemed a majority were from Brazil and Latin America.

I think they want to grow the numbers of us in the US whose names will be read off.

[LostOne4Ever]

4. Texas is horrible at prosecuting Hate Crimes

Probably because my state is run by a hate group mascarding as a political party.