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“FBI plans to investigate it as a possible hate crime…Deputies found her with two black eyes, part of her hair had been pulled out, she had lacerations on her neck, and she had been physically, mentally and sexually abused”
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“But you ever wonder what an Asian Amerian superhero story would look like? Or an entire anthology of such stories? Well, wonder no more.”
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Hehe. Mocking ESPN contributor Jemele Hill’s fondness for writing open letters to entire “classes” of persons based on the activities of individuals. This spoof turns into a lecture to Young White Men.
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“refusing to address the difference between poverty and wealth, by misnaming desire as need, and by ultimately reinforcing the idea that right or left the bougeoisie will always be more invested in their economic comfort”
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“Although well-intended, the hate crime law fails to give us a view into the motives of the most heinous crimes, and thus fails to satisfy our desire to put hatemongers in a class by themselves.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of
Brad wrote:
Woman tortured for a week:
The victim was forced to eat rat and dog feces and drink from the toilet, according to the criminal complaint filed in magistrate court, The Associated Press reported.
two black eyes, part of her hair had been pulled out, she had lacerations on her neck, and she had been physically, mentally and sexually abused”
Crimes like this make me pro-death penalty. I say death by Firing squad.
Posted 12 Sep 2007 at 11:16 am ¶
Brad wrote:
Woman tortured:
I re-read the article and it says they might charge these ass-holes with a hate crime can anyone answer what the basis for it is?
Posted 12 Sep 2007 at 11:23 am ¶
Carmen Van Kerckhove wrote:
Brad,
Other stories I’ve read said that they repeatedly used racial slurs as they attacked her. I assume this was the basis of the hate crime allegation.
Posted 12 Sep 2007 at 1:46 pm ¶
Brad wrote:
Thanx Carmen. I read somewhere they did confessed that they did attack her for racial reasons.
Posted 12 Sep 2007 at 4:08 pm ¶
makethelogobigger wrote:
Brad – they are not pursuing hate crime charges, instead going for state kidnapping charges which means life in prison, stiffer than the hate crime charge. Hate crime fits, but in this case, stiffer penalty is the goal. Having said that though, I like your first idea for the penalty instead. They surely would have done the same to her if they had more time.
Posted 12 Sep 2007 at 8:10 pm ¶
Brad wrote:
Makethelogobigger:
Yeah I read an update and was a little stunned to hear that the hate crimes statute didn’t carry a stiff enough penalty for something like this. I got a few issues with hate crime legislation. Such as the lack of clarity on what is a hate crime and what isn’t. PS I did read the hate crime article below interesting stuff.
Peace.
Posted 13 Sep 2007 at 12:13 am ¶