Not blonde, not white, not straight. Not living. Not newsworthy.

[readmoreoften]

On my way to a vigil. Can anyone give a K&R to my murdered neighbors?

http://austinist.com/2011/04/20/dad_kills_daughters_girlfriend_moth.php

[Mz Pip]

1. ...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. ...

:hug:

[readmoreoften]

3. Sorry! Forgot to add link. Link added

[babylonsister]

4. ...

[cordelia]

5. ...

[AsahinaKimi]

6. so sad..

うれし。:hug:

[readmoreoften]

7. Mother and daughter murdered by homophobe. BTW.

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. kick

[Terra Alta]

9. I'm so sorry.

:hug:

[walldude]

10. K&R

[Starry Messenger]

11. k&r

[patrice]

12. K&R

[Mimosa]

13. I think a psycho would have killed them anyway (gay is just an excuse)

IMO, if it is proven the man cold-bloodedly murdered ex-wife and daughter. IMO this is a death penalty case if the evidence so supports. (Watching "12 Angry Men" right now.)

Crazy men kill ex-wives and their children...sadly...frequently.It just happened daughter was gay.

[justiceischeap]

37. He didn't kill his ex-wife, he killed the girlfriend's mother

Big diff. And I think that being so homophobic that you resort to murder makes you psycho in and of itself. I think being rabidly homophobic makes one psycho (without resorting to murder).

[liberation]

52. He did not kill the ex-wife

None of us know the killer personally, so I would refrain from making assumptions about what he would or would not have done esp. not knowing the actual details of the case. The victims deserve at least that.

[cali]

14. there's been a lot of news about this- as there should be- and it's

been discussed here. horrible crime.

[barbtries]

15. ...

:cry:

[Catherine Vincent]

16. Gosh, this is just horrible

Why not just disown the daughter? Or kill himself if he was so distraught. Well, he may as well be dead because he's got life with no parole.

[one_voice]

17. ..

:hug:

[hedgehog]

18. So sad!

[blondeatlast]

19. Strength and love from Phoenix to you and all of the people of Austin (a great town).

:hug:

[Zax2me]

20. Not white - not straight, blonde - not newsworthy?!

You don't have your facts straight. AP article and others can't be missed over last couple days -

http://weareaustin.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=138387

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Police-Father-kills-2-over-daughter-s-girlfriend-1345644.php

http://austinist.com/2011/04/20/dad_kills_daughters_girlfriend_moth.php

http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Police-Father-kills-2-over-daughters-girlfriend-120316134.html

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7530410.html

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=8085351

http://www.ktxs.com/news/27623741/detail.html

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/20/3015393/police-father-kills-2-over-daughters.html

http://coreysviews.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/dad-kills-daughters-girlfriend-and-girlfriends-mom-christian-honor-killing/

http://dailysentinel.com/news/texas/article_804e6302-a001-5122-884a-2a61fa46d30f.html

[Contrary1]

24. And; from the linked article:

"The story has been picked up nationwide, with mentions on Yahoo! News, the Advocate and even the Australian."

[Erose999]

38. I wouldn't say that these stories are being "ignored", but they haven't gotten the media push that

Natalee Holloway, the Runaway Bride, or JenBenet Ramsey got.

[Zywiec]

40. Shhhh, please don't let your facts ruin this beautiful moment. n/t

[sudopod]

44. You too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=938205&mesg_id=940400

[readmoreoften]

63. Yes, it is a "beautiful moment." Basically: fuck you.

I can't really say anything else.

[Name removed]

43. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[readmoreoften]

62. Wait. The whole nation mourned the loss of a straight blonde tourist for years.

And a double-murder hate crime is just "local news" and "blog news"

Basically, fuck you.

[Liquorice]

21. That's a tragic crime. I do not think, however, that crimes are being

ignored based on race, hair color, or sexual orientation.

[Fuzz]

26. Print? maybe not. Cable news? Most definitely.

[Liquorice]

27. I don't know. The Atlanta child murders was a huge story at the time

and even to this day. CNN just did a big expose on the case a few weeks ago. And in that case, a serial killer was targeting black kids and teenagers. The college student who jumped off a bridge after he was secretly taped with his male lover has also recently gotten a lot of media attention. Conversely, the other night I posted a story on the DU about a serial killer in Chicago who is targeting AA girls and women. The story was ignored.

[justiceischeap]

39. However, you never seem to see "special reports" on these cable news channels

Talking about how often the LGBT community is targeted by violence. I think, maybe, that's what the OP was getting at. Profiling a serial killer who targets AAs is good "policy" because you don't have too many AA serial killers. So that makes the story unique and newsworthy. Another gay individual gets killed, and unless they're staked out to a fence in the middle of Montana, or is a fashion designer, you don't hear too much about it on CNN or M$NBC.

[Odin2005]

22. Oh no!

:cry:

[nashville_brook]

23. k and r

[leftstreet]

25. K&R

:cry:

[LiberalAndProud]

28. .

:kick:

[IGoToDU]

29. K & R

:cry:

[Forkboy]

30. .

[Oldtimeralso]

31. ...

[Keith Bee]

32. Absolutely

Godspeed

[Loki]

33. The hatred and sadness in this world

is sometimes overwhelming.

[PassingFair]

34. Why would you WANT this turned into a circus?

Who INVITES the "news" into a family tragedy?

[readmoreoften]

64. Because it's not a FAMILY tragedy. It's a COMMUNITY tragedy. And the family needs help and is asking

for it.

Because it would humanize both butch lesbians and immigrants.

[Chorophyll]

35. ...

[coffeenap]

36. ...

[Beacool]

41. Terrible!!!

Bigotry and a tragedy fueled by alcohol. Poor women!!!

:-(

[rasputin1952]

42. Angels weep at the senseless violence we perperate upon our species...

[riderinthestorm]

45. ...

:cry:

[tavalon]

46. That just sucks. That is a hate crime.

[cate94]

47. very sad

:cry:

[ScreamingMeemie]

48. This story is all over the news here, in Houston.

I am so sorry for your loss.

[AlbertCat]

49. What a tragedy!

But y'know what is getting me angry is... in the article:

They say the situation turned tragic. It did. But it did so because of a single drunk male.... with a gun tucked in his belt. I think that detail is important. "It" didn't just "turn" tragic. "He" made it become tragic with a considerable amount of effort. Drunk and armed.... how American!

And now they are gonna "pray for justice". Praying is useless... you're gonna have to do more than that if you want justice. I'm sick of supernatural solutions and being told to rely on them.



Wasn't the daughter beautiful!

[intaglio]

50. ...

k&r

[DirkGently]

51. Horrible. (nt)

[skyounkin]

53. K/R

[Lorien]

54. I've read the sad story about this on several sites this past week. I'm sorry if

your local news isn't covering it, but we know about the hateful rightwing dad who murdered his daughter's girlfriend and her mom down here in Florida. Texas is a death penalty State, so she'll likely lose her father as well over his backwards teabagger beliefs and actions (unless the justice system there is totally corrupt). Just another reason why we cannot allow homophobia to persist in our society.

[the_chinuk]

55. k/r n/t … the title says it all, yes.

[nilram]

56. ++

[im1013]

57. ...

[chrisa]

58. Look at this nice comment (the first one)

"I understand what he was feeling. Total failure. I would have felt the same, but rather than kill someone, I simply would have disowned the girl and left the area."

Wow... I don't think this is a troll either. People really feel this way. Note how the story said that the event was "polarizing." To people really think they deserved it?

We are a sick nation.

[kurtzapril4]

59. Well, apparently it is newsworthy

because you linked to a news article. I even heard about up here in IL.

[readmoreoften]

65. No, I linked to a blog. Not a news article. A local blog.

Glad you're so fucking considered that the murders of lesbians and their families get equal air time to murdered blonde girls who go to Aruba.

[kurtzapril4]

68. Murder is murder

It is horrible no matter who the victim is. As the relative of a "white, straight, blonde" who was very brutally murdered, I kind of resent the title of your post. I don't know about the South, but hate crimes get a lot of press up here. Chicago has a large gay community, and large Latino and African American communities.

My relative's murder did not make the national news. It wouldn't have made me feel any better if it had. I'm sorry for your loss, but my white, straight, blonde relative is just as dead as your neighbors, whether it was covered by the national media or not.

Not sure why I should be "fucking considered" about anyone's murder. I don't even know what that means.

[nolabear]

60. Not any of those things, but human. I am so sorry.

[lunatica]

61. It's tragic. I'm sorry it happened

[japple]

66. Pain in my heart....

[Duncan Grant]

67. K&R

I appreciate the point you're making about privilege. Portions of this thread are soaking in it.

Deepest sympathies. :grouphug: