October 19th, 2007 @ 1:25 pm
Gay Bashing not a crime in Rochester
Grand Jury: No Criminal Charges in Rochester Gay Bashing — Towleroad for modern gay men,
A grand jury has decided to file no criminal charges in a gay bashing incident in June in Rochester, New York, in which two groups of people were assaulted in attacks that took place separately. A total of eight people were attacked, beaten, kicked, and hit with a metal pipe according to reports.Instead of arresting the gay bashers, police arrested the victims, even calling one of them a “drunken dyke.” The victims have filed a civil rights lawsuit. In September, a civilian panel looking into those charges found them legitimate.
Apparently gay bashing isn’t a crime in Rochester? I always thought Rochester was a fairly gay friendly city.
One Response to “Gay Bashing not a crime in Rochester”
It isn’t that gay bashing isn’t a crime, it’s that the police fouled it up so badly that they couldn’t get an indictment.
By Will October 19th, 2007 at 5:05 pm