Gay teen burned and decapitated in Puerto Rico

[WillParkinson]

Gay teen burned and decapitated in Puerto Rico

Towleroad reported today that a gay Puerto Rican teen was found brutally murdered on the island.

Nineteen-year-old, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado’s body was found burned, decapitated and dismembered on Nov. 14 in Cayey, a city only a few miles away from his hometown in Caguas.

According to an iReport by Christopher Pagan, “He was a very well known person in the gay community of Puerto Rico, and very loved.”

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Pagan also noted the public remarks from a police investigator for the case that ‘people who lead this type of lifestyle need to be aware that this will happen’.

“It is inconceivable that the investigating officer suggests that the victim deserved his fate, like a woman deserves rape for wearing a short skirt. We demand condemnation of this investigator and demand that Superintendent Figueroa Sancha replace him with someone capable of investigating this case without prejudice.”

http://www.365gay.com/topics/news_politics/gay-teen-burned-and-decapitated-in-puerto-rico/

[tblue]

1. Does the new Hate Crimes legislation cover Puerto Rico?

Hope so. This is beyond horrible. And that's some police investigator.

How sad. :cry:

[paulsby]

5. yes it does

federal law applies to puerto rico

fwiw, the supreme court of puerto rico has concurrent jurisdiction with the federal courts (on the topic of federal law), supremacy clause issues notwithstanding

[Taverner]

2. This is fucked up! Please x-post this in GD!!!

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. ‘people who lead this type of lifestyle need to be aware that this will happen’.

Not 'can' happen - as in a warning against the crazies who do this, but 'will' happen.

That sounds like the cop made a threat.

Can his ass.

[Libertas1776]

4. That piece of shit "police investigator"

was probably in on it.

[Divine Discontent]

6. shit, based on his crappy response, makes you wonder. how disgusting to say that about the dead boy!

I'm glad federal law applies to PR!