Log Cabin Republicans member assaulted, called ‘faggot’ during National Convention

[The Philosopher]

from the Dallas Voice

A Log Cabin Republicans member was assaulted and called a “faggot” early Saturday during an altercation inside a bar at Dallas’ Hilton Anatole hotel, where the gay GOP group is holding its National Convention, according to Dallas police.

Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse, a spokesman for DPD, said the incident isn’t currently being treated as a hate crime because the suspect’s use of the word “faggot” was provoked by the Log Cabin member and his friends.

Janse said both the Log Cabin member and the suspect were intoxicated when the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. The Log Cabin member and his friends were whistling at the suspect, who got offended and shoved the victim, Janse said.

The Log Cabin member suffered minor injuries, described as a cut to his nose. The suspect was cited for class-C misdemeanor assault but was not taken into custody.

“Two groups of intoxicated individuals got into a verbal argument,” Janse said in an e-mail Saturday afternoon. “Supposedly the victim and his friend were whistling at the suspect, who took offense and shoved the victim. Officers interviewed both parties and made a class-C assault. Which is not a jailable offense if the two parties can be separated, which they were. Detectives are interviewing all parties as we speak but there is no indication of a hate crime based on what both parties are telling detectives. Just two drunk people.”

Asked to confirm rumors that the suspect used the word “faggot,” Janse said: “Yes. that word was used, but it was provoked.” Asked whether he meant that the word was provoked by the whistling, he said: “Yes. And comments about them ‘looking good.’”

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[Zoeisright]

1. Well, what do they expect?

That's the level of cruelty and asshole-ness I expect from repukes. It's par for the course.

[EC]

2. This show why there are Log Cabin Republicans

These guys are gay, but they are also mean, so I guess they are Republicans.

[frebrd]

3. Yes, mean and stupid - prime Republican material. eom

[TlalocW]

4. Log Cabin Republicans is one group where I think the members are truly, truly stupid

Hey, let's join the party that hates our guts, wants to take away our rights, and listens mostly to the part of the base that believes we should be stoned to death! GREAT IDEA!

TlalocW

[thanks_imjustlurking]

6. Ain't it the truth! nt

[closeupready]

5. He can help heal his nose by focusing on the Republican tax cuts for the rich,

making everyone, including gays, more free. Hallelujah! :sarcasm:

Yes, that's sarcasm - somehow, anytime hate crimes is raised or protections against discrimination against gay people is discussed, Log Pukes find a way to say that it's not that they don't support gay people, but that lowering taxes and following the Republican platform will have the same impact. :crazy: :eyes: :puke:

So, then Log Cabin physician, why don't you go and fucking heal yourself. I have ZERO tears for you. :mad:

[joeybee12]

7. So, if an African-American female tells a white guy he's good-looking, and he calls her an N****

then that's provoked, too? At least according to this dumbass cop it is.

[Meldread]

8. Am I the only one seeing this as 'blaming the victim'?

Basically, the story goes: People were drunk and it was late. A gay guy whistles at a supposedly straight guy. Straight guy attacks gay guy. Calls him a faggot. They are separated. Then gay guys allies basically blame the victim and the fact that both were drunk?

So, basically they're saying: Assault is undesirable but excusable because the straight guy was drunk, and its the gay guys fault because he whistled.

Imagine, for a moment, were this a completely heterosexual situation. Straight Hispanic guy whistles at straight white female. White female responds with violence toward straight guy and hurls a racist slur at him.

Would we then not consider the straight guy the victim in this case, and call the attack motivated by bigotry and hatred on part of the female? That is to say, her response is totally out of line for what had just happened, and the offense was not over the fact that she was whistled at, but rather because the whistler was Hispanic. Using the same analogy, it's possible to envision a situation in which this straight guy who attacked a gay man, as not assaulting a female who whistled at him - thus, one can only conclude that he assaulted the gay guy BECAUSE he was gay. (And therefore a bigot.)

[marginlized]

10. I would agree with this. n/t

[closeupready]

11. I'm sorry, but since they betray gay people by playing for the GOP, I can't be bothered to care.

Just responding to this thread is more energy than the story deserves from me. Let him get his defenders from Free Republic or his Log Cabin brothers. He is not part of my universe.

[plantwomyn]

9. So it's open season on "oglers" !

Since both sides were intoxicated, if both sides are sober everything is equal right? So ladies, from now on when you're walking down the street and the "cat-calling" starts, feel free to smack the offenders around.

Seriously, woman deal with this crap all the time. When did it become legal to use violence against a drunk cat caller?