Quote: (05-22-2012 02:49 AM)RioNomad Wrote:
He shouldn't be held accountable for the murder, but the dude is a punk. Not sure what the punishment should be, but I assume putting a webcam into your roommates room and letting people watch him while he fucks is illegal? Man, the beating I would give this guy had he done that to me lol.
This is the point exactly. He did what he did BECAUSE his roomie was gay (which is why the judge said it was bias, but not hate). He wouldn't have done that to a straight roomie fucking his girl, or jerking off by himself, because it may have resulted in an ass beating. What he did was a form of bullying against a weaker person. The judge didn't hold him responsible for the death, but the fact that his actions led to it HAD to be addressed. I'm good with the 30 days in a cage. His former roommate's life is OVER. Him losing some money, 30 days of freedom, and community service pales in comparison. We shouldn't try to make this out to be political, because it happened to a "victim class." We're too quick to charge political correctness now. Some actions or words are just plain wrong, and need to get dealt with as such. If a straight guy or girl had jumped off a bridge over something like this, we WOULD care, and the case would have gotten as much publicity.
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