The anti-gay marriage amendment in Minnesota moves forward and the hate crimes begin

[wellstone dem]

St. Cloud, Minnesota is the home of the chief author of the proposed amendment to Minnesota's constitution banning gay marriage, which passed the legislature on Saturday and will be on the ballot in 2012.


http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110524/NEWS01/10524003...

"St. Cloud police arrested three men early Monday after police say they beat another man because he was gay....

The men hurled gay slurs at the man and beat him, said Martin Sayre of the St. Cloud police department.

The victim is identified as a 22-year-old from St. Louis Park. He had cuts and bruises to his face and hands, Sayre said....

They had not been charged in court by this morning. The charges could be enhanced from fifth-degree to fourth-degree assault because of the allegation that bias motivated the attack, Sayre said."

The only good news is article goes on to say that the victim did not receive medical treatment.

[patricia92243]

1. Yankees are supposed to be so much more sophisticated than us Southerners. As Jeff Foxworthy says

"Redneck is a state of mind, not a geographical location."

[hifiguy]

3. I call it "The Stupid Belt"

and it doesn't really have any geographical boundaries, though in some areas it tends to run a little deeper and broader.

[Odin2005]

2. St. Cloud is in Bachmann's district.

[wellstone dem]

5. Although she is not from St. Cloud

the author of the amendment bill is.

[qb]

4. Dear Minnesota Repigs: Thanks for importing more hate into our state.

:sarcasm:

:kick: & R

[wellstone dem]

6. I am ashamed

of our state

[wellstone dem]

7. And today more than 100 people stood up against hate

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110525/NEWS01/105250076/Crowd-gathers-tolerance-rally-St-Cloud?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Umbrella