I've never found myself in a 'gay' situation or had 1 or a group of gays try to hit on me. But I can't imagine what this kid went through, and if it was THAT bad where he was scared to go to the washroom/changeroom. Im not sure of the size of the shooter, but I'm sure if he was able to beat up the no, he would have. But being minority, I'm sure he was also afraid of getting gangraped/harassed even more.

So obviously the kid felt powerless.


But oh well. Now there is 1 less overly dramatic flamboyant asshole gay affecting straights.

his leniency comes from the fact that he is not an adult. you would not give an adult the same leniency if he shot someone because he was being bullied. children are not adults- their brains are different. this is a well known fact of human development.

Uhm, no, because he was being harassed.

If a girl had shot a hetero boy that had been sexually harassing her, she would have been cut some slack, as well.

Rho

 

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a high school boy won't shoot a girl who's throwing himself all over him and he's like trying to get in his pants in the head?

actually the leniency came from the prosecution wanting to get a conviction on the books since the jury was hung(due to their gay bias) in the first trial and they didnt want to have to go through another trial where it ends in another hung jury or the unthinkable happens and he actually gets a not guilty verdict.

he could fully appreciate the consequences of his actions. I dont know what 14 year old couldnt appreciate the fact that shooting someone in the back of the head with a gun wont kill them unless they are literally mentally retarded. There was no mental defects or calls for a mental instability trial listed in the articles I read so he has all his faculties in place.

 

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Put yourself in his shoes, you are 17 - attend a school where gays are the majority, and try to take advantage of the weaker - who may be sexually confused, especially since its accepted in society.

Everyone knows about how you are being sexually assaulted, whether consented or not.

Yet they can't see your cry for help.

Kids don't forget easy, and with all the social networking. I bet this harassment went further than just this 1 situation + could have outcasted the shooter from being accepted by either gays/straights.

And yes counselling can help, blah blah blah. But it won't stop the pressure reoccuring sexual harassment that he would most likely still face.


To me this kid did the most ballsy thing he could. And killed a no who would most likely continue to sexually harass boys. And possibly could save future sexual harassments between gays/straights. I'm sure since this event, it will be taken MUCH more serious (being sexually harassed by a gay) other than the typical stereotype of gays, and 'beating them up' which would be a worse situation for the shooter.

Is this based on anything other than your own assumption?

Rho

 

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Heh

Don't try talking sense to Non, it won't do any good.

 

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of course not...
just like harassment effects got thrown out the window.

people can get over rape with therapy too, so if the gay kid had raped him, rape would be considered nothing since the predator died.

 

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