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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jun 13, 2015, 02:00 AM Jun 2015

Utah Man Forced to Drink Bleach, Had 'Die Fag' Carved Into Arm in Horrific String of Anti-gay Hate C [View all]

Utah Man Forced to Drink Bleach, Had 'Die Fag' Carved Into Arm in Horrific String of Anti-gay Hate Crimes

A 22-year-old Utah man has been the victim of a series of anti-gay hate crimes over the past four months that, according to Q Salt Lake, have been given scant media attention so far.

Rick Jones, a resident of Delta, Utah (population: 3,500), was first attacked by an unknown assailant while closing up his pizzeria on April 25. Jones was subsequently slammed into the wall and passed out from the head injury.

“I remember waking up and I was lying on the floor,” he recalled. “Someone was on my chest and legs and they were trying to force me to drink bleach.”

When Jones regained consciousness again, he was being treated by a medical team for a concussion and the words "Die Fag" cut into his arm.

Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2015/06/utah-hate-crime-gay.html
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