Prosecuting the Gay Teen's Murderer

[davidinalameda]

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714214,00.html

Lawrence King, an eighth grader who identified as gay and wore makeup and nail polish, was 15 when he was declared brain dead on Feb. 13. The day before, he had been shot in the head in an Oxnard, Calif., classroom full of students. Police have charged a sweet-faced boy called Brandon McInerney, 14, with first-degree murder and with a hate crime. According to the Los Angeles Times and KTLA, McInerney and some other boys accosted King about his sexuality on Feb. 11. Students apparently often taunted King, who didn't even have a safe home to return to after school: he was living in a shelter for abused and troubled children.

[WillParkinson]

1. A sweet-faced boy...

Gee, let's make the perp sound like the victim here.

[xfundy]

5. Sweet-faced and no doubt a good churchgoer.

The churches teach the best hatred and bigotry.

[David Zephyr]

2. Anyone notice how the media won't touch this story, but updates us every hour about Natalee Holloway

The media's priorities tell us who matter and who don't.

[Fearless]

3. That's fucking horrible!

Excuse me.

[dsc]

4. I just can't put into words what I am feeling

I would love for one day these crimes to be non existent but we all know that is a long time coming. I can only hope that young man's family finds peace. On edit This is why we have GSA's and people who put themselves on the line to be sure they exist. These crimes aren't as likely to happen when there are openly gay students instead of one lonely student.

[NMMNG]

6. Sweet-faced boy..

Too damn bad. He killed a boy in cold blood. He needs to accept the consequences.

[Sentath]

7. "What's more, the task force is exaggerating ....

"What's more, the task force is exaggerating the frequency of assaults on gay kids, the vast majority of whom make it through school safe and happy."


PARDON ME?!?

Provide Proof

Now I'm going to read this with a jaundiced eye..

[hulklogan]

8. How could John Cloud say "it should be 100%" of GLBT kids that don't get beaten at school

and then pretend that it doesn't matter that 18% have been physically attacked.

That's 2 out of 10! And what about all of the kids who have been bullied but didn't report it?

TIME should be ashamed that they published this ridiculous opinion piece, the bastards.

[readmoreoften]

11. He says that 100% of teachers should be approachable.

I don't recall him saying that no gay kids should get beaten.

[dbackjon]

9. Horridly written story

The assclown that wrote it seems to take more issue with GLSEN that with gay-murderers

[readmoreoften]

10. What a disgraceful hit piece. To use a child's death to minimize hate crimes.

I'm so disgusted I could spit.

[Creideiki]

12. Poor logic, but it's "Time"...guess logic isn't warranted