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Related: About this forumDrunken man who attacked bystander he believed to be gay at Dallas airport won't face jail time
I guess if you're drunk it's okay to attack random gay people. Who knew. And his middle name is Christmas.
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/drunken-man-who-attacked-bystander-he-believed-be-gay-dallas-airport-wont-face-jail-time2910
Drunken man who attacked bystander he believed to be gay at Dallas airport won't face jail time
McCleish Christmas Benham told police he had 'about 100 drinks'
29 October 2014 | By Greg Hernandez
A man who physically attacked a male bystander at Dallas Fort-Worth Airport and hurled anti-gay slurs at him will not face jail time or hate crime charges.
McCleish Christmas Benham, 27, has been charged with public intoxication and simple assault. They are both misdemeanors [that are] each punishable by a maximum $500 fine.
Neither charge carries any jail time.
Benham has not been charged with a hate crime. If he were, he could be sentenced to up to 180 days in jail and fined $2,000 per offense, according to Lone Star Q....
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BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)okasha
(11,573 posts)Drunk is. not a mitigating factor in law.
blueknight
(2,831 posts)i spent all my life taking up for the underdog. i would have kicked his fucking ass. i hate bullies
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Courtesy of the airport police. Obviously he thinks beating up gay people is a real hoot.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Apparently it's not his first run-in with the law
http://m.t-g.com/story/2005341.html
LostOne4Ever
(9,267 posts)And he should be getting more than a slap on the wrist!
shenmue
(38,503 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)How is this not a hate crime?