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appalachiablue

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2. Shocking brutality, reminded me of James Byrd noted in the article,

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 05:48 AM

Oct 2019

>"The attack is reminiscent of the racially-motivated murder of James Byrd, Jr., in 1998. Byrd was dragged behind a pickup truck for miles by three white supremacists. The killing made national news and spurred calls for a federal hate crimes law.

The resulting law, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, honors both the life of Byrd, but also Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was beaten and tied to a fence to die in Wyoming."

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Trans woman beaten & dragged behind car for blocks [View all] Behind the Aegis Oct 2019 OP

😢 awful irisblue Oct 2019 #1

Shocking brutality, reminded me of James Byrd noted in the article, appalachiablue Oct 2019 #2

This is why neo nazis and white supremacists can fuck off and die for all I care. Initech Oct 2019 #4

Perhaps you should click on the link. Tipperary Oct 2019 #7

Exactly what came to mind for me as well. bullwinkle428 Oct 2019 #5

The perpetrator was not a white man. nt Tipperary Oct 2019 #8

Hatred for the Other Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #3

Somehow I doubt this will be a religion type thing. cwydro Oct 2019 #10

No, but it has everything to do with hatred. Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #12

I'm very glad they have arrested someone for this. MineralMan Oct 2019 #6

I hope this waste of a human is charged with a hate crime, in addition to attempted murder. cwydro Oct 2019 #9

horrific! glad he was caught. Hope she survives Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #11

I've never really understood people. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #13

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2019 #14

K&R charges should include attempted murder and a hate-crime Jeffersons Ghost Oct 2019 #15

Without a doubt. cwydro Oct 2019 #16