On the night of May 17th, in the small burrough of Greenwich
Village in NYC, a man was shot and killed simply for being gay. Authorities say
that the victim, Marc Carson, and his partner were out that Friday night,
strolling the beautiful dim streets of New York City. It is said that the
suspect (who's name has not yet been retrieved) walked up to the men and began
making anti-gay remarks. The suspect finally went away, but soon after,
appeared a few streets over where the same two men were walking. He walked back
up to them, once again began making anti-gay taunts. This time, however, he did
not leave. He allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Carson in the face.
Reading this article brought tears to my
eyes. Such ignorance is absolutely ridiculous. You don't even need to believe
in gay rights. You can hate gays all you want, but my God, is it necessary to
go out and kill them simply because you hate the way they live? I am so
disgusted. One does not need to agree with the values of others in order to
respect them. When is the last time you heard a news story on a gay person
brutally murdering a straight person, for the sole reason of them being
different? More than likely, never. I am not in any way saying that there has
never been a scenario like that. There very well could have been. In which
case, I would look at them and say the same things I'm saying here. Because
this isn't about me having a biased opinion on gays. This is me saying that
EVERYONE should be treated equally, because we all know damn well what it feels
like to be bullied and discriminated against.
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