This is in today's Johnson City Press:
Two Johnson City men assaulted outside a local gay bar early Wednesday morning are characterizing the incident as a hate crime and say they are stepping forward to try and stop what they see as a worsening climate toward homosexuals.
Matt Widner and Johnathan Smith also say they want to be sure the police pursue the case against their two assailants vigorously, and that with a license tag number, vehicle description and physical descriptions that shouldn't be too hard.
“Until they're caught, it's not going to be left alone,” Smith said Thursday. (Read More)
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Holy crap, I am ashamed of this shit. What can I do to help these guys?
ReplyDeleteWe definitely need to have PFLAG Tri-Cities make a public statement, and the group should also follow-up with the police to make sure this gets pursued.
ReplyDeleteI hate this, too, John. I even made a Youtube video about this subject
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz6whQRXyzk
It makes my blood run cold to hear of this situation. I admire the courage these two men have demonstrated by following through with the police, knowing their names would be made public, something I was not able to do when I was that age and assaulted in a gay bar. My heart goes out to them.
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