Homophobic hate crime (Prop. 8-related) in California

[bullwinkle428]

A Torrance man has been charged with a felony hate crime assault for allegedly using an anti-gay marriage "Yes on Prop. 8" lawn sign to attack a gay man wearing a "No on 8" button.

Prosecutor Janet Wilson says 23-year-old Joseph Storm and the 22-year-old victim got into a squabble early Sunday on a Torrance street.

The prosecutor says it's unclear if the dispute centered on same-sex marriage ban Proposition 8. Storm told investigators he was angry because the man had tossed the pro-proposition sign into the street and was littering.

Wilson says Storm allegedly used the "Yes on Prop. 8" lawn sign to knock down the victim, who was then punched and choked while Storm allegedly uttered a homosexual slur.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/29/state/n064853D35.DTL&feed=rss.news

[sakabatou]

1. Another showcase of a McCain voter.

[YOY]

2. Well I hope he didn't vote early.

'Cause his sorry ass can't vote from the pokey!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Locally I had the chance to tell a fan of yes something that left her floored

"How can you vote for this?"

Civil rights

What about the children? (It is always about the children isn't it?)

Yep, it is about TEHIR civil rights too....

She just stood there not knowing what else to tell me. Lips were moving, but no noise from them

Of course I had the young mother at a local 911

I bought an Obama cup

You are going to vote for the nigger? (Yes I was ahem surprised she used the actual term)

Yes and I am happy to see you are raising your children to be classic American Racists... (Towing along two young kids)

The people in the 9.11 broke into applause, she dropped what she had and left

Mind you that happened in a pretty red area of this red area of So-Cal... it is a very RED area.

[YOY]

4. Holee shit. She said the n-word???

Do they think that this is socially acceptable in any way shape or form outside of a Klan rally???

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. She did... in her twenties

Since I have an accent I am a damn wetback anyway

:-)

So she was told to stuff it by one of them colored anyway... never mind I am whiter than her

[golddigger]

5. Hmm, something I have to ask you about your story! What is a local 9.11?

:shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. 9-11 local store,

They used to be open from nine to eleven

Now they are open 24\7

[Jed Dilligan]

6. You mean 7-11, I take it?

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. yep...

[barbtries]

12. let me guess

orange county?

[whathehell]

13. Sounds like you won that one, hands down...

Way to go:bounce:

[Duncan Grant]

10. A kick for the poor little Mormon kids whose parents want to win the approval of Christian fundies.

:kick:

[barbtries]

11. my hometown

and not a city i would ever sign up to live in again. very racist area. i'm not in CA now so can't vote on prop 8, but i surely do hope it goes down in flames. why would anyone be so passionate about denying a percentage of the populace their civil rights? it doesn't even make sense.

[ck4829]

14. Sometimes, it's hard to tell if these attacks are politically motivated, but not this time

The guy was beating the guy who had a "no on 8" button with a "yes on 8" sign for crying out loud.