A man defaced an LGBTQ mural. He must write an essay on the Pulse shooting.

[Eugene]

Original reporting: Man who defaced Delray gay pride crosswalk must write 25-page essay on Pulse as he awaits sentence (Palm Beach Post)

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Source: Washington Post

A man defaced an LGBTQ mural. He must write an essay on the Pulse shooting.

By Jaclyn Peiser
Today at 6:25 a.m. EDT

The vibrant rainbow mural celebrating the LGBTQ community had been on display in a South Florida intersection last June for two days before it was stained with dark black tire marks. The act of vandalism, caught on video and sent to police anonymously, led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man, who pleaded guilty.

Last week, Alexander Jerich, now 20, was given an unusual order: write a 25-page essay on the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.

Jerich has until his sentencing hearing on June 8 to complete the essay, according to court records. His attorney did not immediately respond to The Washington Post’s request for comment.

When explaining the assignment last Thursday, Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer said he wanted Jerich to research the 49 people who were killed after a gunman who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State opened fire inside the gay nightclub in Orlando, the Palm Beach Post reported.

“I want your own brief summary of why people are so hateful and why people lash out against the gay community,” Suskauer said, according to the newspaper.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/27/florida-man-pulse-shooting-essay/



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[niyad]

1. That mural is lovely. What an ass. However, I seriously doubt that the

mandated essay will open his mind or heart.

[atreides1]

2. Maybe not

But when his father told the court that he felt his son was a disappointment...that may have opened his mind and heart!

Now, will he seek a pardon from DeSatan? That's the question that needs an answer...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. One never knows. As Joe himself at Joe.My.God. said, 25 pages would be a lot even for him.

The only one people there figured that he could come up with 25 pages would be for him to interview survivors of the victims. That could be a transformative experience.

[niyad]

5. bios on 49 dead. .half a page each. A brief history of homophobia, not cribbed

from wiki, as in "where and how did I come to believe this crap?"

My guess is that he will have someone write it for him. Call me cynical.

[viva la]

3. Very sweet. Put him in jail.

I can't see how "writing an essay" is going to cure him of being a hater... or deter others from doing the same thing.

[blueinredohio]

6. That's how I used to punish my kids

makes them think about what they did.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. hem.

great punishment .

[Walleye]

8. I've advocated for a long time that criminals, as part of the sentence

Write an essay titled “what the hell was I thinking”. It may not cure them of being antisocial but it’s a good punishment. Oh and spelling and grammar counts

[Marvin Marvin]

9. Oh please.

Paint a mural on the ground in a street intersection?
It's like you're daring someone to leave tire tracks just do you can make an example.
Shit like this isn't helping.