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Originally posted by GODspeed
Then the Anti-Gay crime comes back into play. WAS it a crime? WAS it because he was gay?
Think about this. The dude hit on the other two guys and tried to get them to "do" things with him. They didn't like what was happening, so they kicked his ass and I think hung him to a fence or something.
I disagree with the entire thing to be honest. I don't think it was because he was gay, the dudes just didn't like getting hit on, and that's the end of it. Also, I don't believe they went into it intending to kill him. Hell, they didn't even know he was dead or that he might have been dying, etc.
Might as well label any fight that happens anywhere as a hate crime. "OMG HE HAS BLONDE HAIR! I HATE BLONDE HAIR." "OMG I NEED TO PROVE IM TOUGHER!" *kicks ass*
I think that people knew he was gay, started up some bullshit "it was because he was gay" story, and went from there. The two dudes even said that it wasn't "because he was gay" but because they "didn't like being hit on and touched". |
Okay, so say it wasn't a hate crime. The pastor is then just exploiting someones death which may or may not have been caused by anti gay opinions...why the fuck bring up the fact that he's gay if they aren't sure it was a hate crime. It was a crime for sure, murder is a crime.
I find it hard to believe that it wasn't a hate crime though. So if he was hitting on these guys, they didn't need to get physical with him, they didn't need to start kicking his ass. There had to be another motive other than "I don't want you hitting on me." that made them do what they did. That's just my opinion though. And also, since Matthew can't speak for himself, we'll never know what truly happend.
BTW...thanks Brandon
