Thanksgiving final course: Punk beats up his sister's girlfriend

It doesn't say whether this was motivated because the two were gay. It says he didn't like their relationship - which may mean, he just didn't like this girl because she wasn't good for his sister.

So I'd be careful jumping to "hate crime" conclusions.

That being said, this little motherfucker should be killed.

Fuck him - put him in the electric chair and let him burn slowly.

I'm so tired of these cowardly assholes.

 

Not based on sexual orientation in Alabama. Not on the books.

 

Why am I not surprised?

 

That's still the case in a lot of states, unfortunately.

It's wiki, so god knows if it's one hundred percent reliable, but here's a map showing the states that include sexual orientation in hate crime legislation and those that do not:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_LGBT-related_hate_crime_law_in_the_United_States.svg

 

Example that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree:

http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/story/Father-Charged-with-Shooting-Son/GNWMXnqCu0We7m8TS8u2fA.cspx

Yes, that would be Travis Hawkins Sr. firing one into the chest of Travis Hawkins Jr.

 

If your name is Travis, you're probably fucked.

 

If you're going to be murdered in America, there's a one-in-four chance that it'll be by a family member.

 

Further developments have the victim and her girlfriend saying the beating was not a hate crime, that the brother did have his reasons but weren't hate related. They also wouldn't reveal them, only saying they would come out at the apporpriate time.

*Again warning if you're squeamish, don't click*

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2012/nov/27/mallory-owens-my-beating-was-not-hate-crime-ar-5059330/

My guess, the brother is gay and very in the closet about it. Sister and girlfriend were prodding him and threatening to out him. Being Mobile, Ala. I'm guessing that isn't the most advantageous thing to have happen to an 18-year-old man there. So he flips out, overreacts and should be headed to jail.

But that's my guess, trying to read between the lines.

As per the original story, the threats to "finish the job" should carry more than just an aggrevated assault charge. If it doesn't get the charge upgraded to attempted murder, it should also have an uttering death threats charge tacked on.

 

Back to the ER this morning. She doesn't have health insurance, which I'm sure had nothing to do with her being released Monday.

http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/victim_of_thanksgiving_beating.html#incart_river_default

 

The feds can step in under the Matthew Shepard Act.

 

I'll heed that warning and not click. Thanks.

 

Yeah, the young man administered what looked like a well-thought-out beating, definitely one done by a person who is capable of killing another human.