Two men, one 25 and another 36 along with a 16 year old girl. Although she should be jailed for her part I wonder how manipulated she was?
I’m not sure why the article says it was a homophobic attack when it looks like a robbery gone bad and the victim has a wife and children and no mention of him being gay.
She hadn’t met her co-accused till the actual beating of the poor soul. What in heaven’s name is that?
That’s one of the most horrendous stories I’ve read recently, and it’s 2022 so it’s a crowded field. Fucking hell.
Those look like three of the dumbest people on the planet.
Last time I heard of story like this it was the murder [in central London 2011](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12283937). You hear in lgbtqa spaces how common random attacks are or groups of men and women shouting abuse. Uk still isn’t exactly accepting and safe than people think and why we still need pride and to keep our rights in conversations in many places.
This is what stigma in society means it puts target on your back
> Sentencing the three, Judge Daniel Williams said they had chosen to target gay men in Bute Park because they believed their victim would be “less likely to report the crime” and also “sheer homophobia”.
The key factor here is the drug abuse. That’s the only logical explanation for such a bizzare and horrific crime from people with no history of violence.
Just look at the photos, the two blokes look nothing like their actually ages of 25 and 36. You could easily add on ten years based on the photos.
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Two men, one 25 and another 36 along with a 16 year old girl. Although she should be jailed for her part I wonder how manipulated she was?
I’m not sure why the article says it was a homophobic attack when it looks like a robbery gone bad and the victim has a wife and children and no mention of him being gay.
She hadn’t met her co-accused till the actual beating of the poor soul. What in heaven’s name is that?
That’s one of the most horrendous stories I’ve read recently, and it’s 2022 so it’s a crowded field. Fucking hell.
Those look like three of the dumbest people on the planet.
Last time I heard of story like this it was the murder [in central London 2011](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12283937). You hear in lgbtqa spaces how common random attacks are or groups of men and women shouting abuse. Uk still isn’t exactly accepting and safe than people think and why we still need pride and to keep our rights in conversations in many places.
This is what stigma in society means it puts target on your back
> Sentencing the three, Judge Daniel Williams said they had chosen to target gay men in Bute Park because they believed their victim would be “less likely to report the crime” and also “sheer homophobia”.
The key factor here is the drug abuse. That’s the only logical explanation for such a bizzare and horrific crime from people with no history of violence.
Just look at the photos, the two blokes look nothing like their actually ages of 25 and 36. You could easily add on ten years based on the photos.